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
Speaking to Channel 14 on Saturday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the war would end once all of the hostage bodies have been returned and Hamas is demilitarized.
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Ibrahim Dahman, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
That was the goal set out by Prime Minister Netanyahu from the outset, that Hamas is disarmed, that Gaza is de-radicalized and demilitarized.
—Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
The American ceasefire plan being negotiated this week could allow Israel's military to remain inside the Gaza Strip, and Israel has been calling for Hamas to be entirely demilitarized.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 7 Oct. 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
Ibrahim Dahman, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
That was the goal set out by Prime Minister Netanyahu from the outset, that Hamas is disarmed, that Gaza is de-radicalized and demilitarized.
—Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
The American ceasefire plan being negotiated this week could allow Israel's military to remain inside the Gaza Strip, and Israel has been calling for Hamas to be entirely demilitarized.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 7 Oct. 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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Farokhmanesh disarmed him with a grin and scribbled away on his poster.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
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The only way to get there is if Hamas is quickly disarmed, if the Palestinian Authority is quickly reformed and integrated into Gaza and if Netanyahu either finds some new Israeli governing partners in the center or goes into the wilderness.—
Thomas L. Friedman,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Demilitarized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demilitarized. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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