rearm
verb
re·arm
(ˌ)rē-ˈärm 
rearmed; rearming; rearms
: to arm (a nation, a military force, etc.) again with new or better weapons
: to become armed again
Examples of rearm in a Sentence
The treaty forbids the country to rearm.
Another country was rearming their enemies.
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Russia did not sign on — with President Putin insisting Ukraine could use the period to rearm and remobilize.
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Alex Leff, NPR, 28 Apr. 2025
However, the country has been working to rebuild and rearm its navy in recent months, Putin's recent remarks indicating that nuclear forces will be a critical focus of the next stage in its development.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
South Korean weapons can help Europe rearm and reindustrialize.
—Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 10 Apr. 2025
Instead, demographic disruption is raising the risks to allied defenses by fueling a dangerous imbalance: autocratic rivals are militarizing despite population declines, while democratic allies are rearming slowly, constrained by aging electorates and mounting welfare obligations.
—Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2025
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Alex Leff, NPR, 28 Apr. 2025
However, the country has been working to rebuild and rearm its navy in recent months, Putin's recent remarks indicating that nuclear forces will be a critical focus of the next stage in its development.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
South Korean weapons can help Europe rearm and reindustrialize.
—Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 10 Apr. 2025
Instead, demographic disruption is raising the risks to allied defenses by fueling a dangerous imbalance: autocratic rivals are militarizing despite population declines, while democratic allies are rearming slowly, constrained by aging electorates and mounting welfare obligations.
—Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Rearm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rearm. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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