as in disarmed
to reduce the size and strength of the armed forces of
the two nations agreed to demilitarize themselves reciprocally in hopes of avoiding war
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Recent Examples of demilitarized
Starmer and others have said that a Palestinian state must be demilitarized.
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Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Later, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reiterated his government's longstanding demands that Ukraine be demilitarized and stop trying to be allied with the West.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2025
Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Later, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reiterated his government's longstanding demands that Ukraine be demilitarized and stop trying to be allied with the West.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demilitarized
disarmed
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William Carter, a criminal investigator for the department, highlighted how a fight broke out at the skating rink in June, where an officer was nearly disarmed.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
26 Sep. 2025
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Those few words disarmed a multitude of critics at home and abroad who have long accused him of being an authoritarian leader.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Demilitarized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demilitarized. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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