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
Israel continues to control small parts of Lebanese territory and has continued to carry out strikes, accusing the group of trying to rearm.
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Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2026
In Lebanon, Israel has been hitting Hezbollah and accusing the Beirut government of lagging in its promise to prevent the militia from rearming and regrouping at the border.
—Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
This sentiment is deeply ingrained and persists despite the continent’s urgent need to raise funds to rearm, replenish stocks, and modernize its defense industrial base since the onset of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
—Douglas Rediker, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2025
European allies think Russia could be laying the ground for a much broader war on the continent beyond Ukraine, and so are trying to rapidly rearm the continent in response.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
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Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2026
In Lebanon, Israel has been hitting Hezbollah and accusing the Beirut government of lagging in its promise to prevent the militia from rearming and regrouping at the border.
—Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
This sentiment is deeply ingrained and persists despite the continent’s urgent need to raise funds to rearm, replenish stocks, and modernize its defense industrial base since the onset of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
—Douglas Rediker, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2025
European allies think Russia could be laying the ground for a much broader war on the continent beyond Ukraine, and so are trying to rapidly rearm the continent in response.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 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 9 Jan. 2026.
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