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.
Recent Examples on the Web
When asked about the allegations that Hezbollah is rearming and reconstructing its command centers, Tilak Pokharel, a UNIFIL spokesperson, told Fox News Digital that UNIFIL operates from Litani river to the Blue Line, a demarcation area that covers 10% of Lebanon’s territory.
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Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
While en route to the Middle East earlier Monday aboard Air Force One, Trump responded to a question from a reporter about reports of Hamas rearming themselves.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2025
European nations are seeking to rapidly rearm, and see Russia's defeat in Ukraine as a necessity for the broader security of the continent, fearing Moscow has similar ambitions elsewhere in the former Soviet sphere.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
His defense background may even have been an attraction to the massively unpopular French president, offering a chance to refocus attention at home on the importance of rearming France’s military.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
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Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
While en route to the Middle East earlier Monday aboard Air Force One, Trump responded to a question from a reporter about reports of Hamas rearming themselves.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2025
European nations are seeking to rapidly rearm, and see Russia's defeat in Ukraine as a necessity for the broader security of the continent, fearing Moscow has similar ambitions elsewhere in the former Soviet sphere.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
His defense background may even have been an attraction to the massively unpopular French president, offering a chance to refocus attention at home on the importance of rearming France’s military.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rearm
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“Rearm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rearm. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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