as in disarming
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 demilitarizing
The details of a temporary security force in charge of demilitarizing Gaza and training a new Palestinian police force are under discussion as part of the work on the resolution, according to the source.
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Eugenia Yosef, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Trump holds the cards for success or failure in demilitarizing Gaza and deradicalizing the Palestinians.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
The Palestinian Authority has engaged directly with Canada and the international community to undertake essential reforms, including comprehensive governance reforms, holding general elections in 2026 in which Hamas can play no role, and demilitarizing the Palestinian state.
—Ben Kelly, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Europe is remilitarizing after decades of demilitarizing.
—John Rennie Short, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
Eugenia Yosef, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Trump holds the cards for success or failure in demilitarizing Gaza and deradicalizing the Palestinians.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
The Palestinian Authority has engaged directly with Canada and the international community to undertake essential reforms, including comprehensive governance reforms, holding general elections in 2026 in which Hamas can play no role, and demilitarizing the Palestinian state.
—Ben Kelly, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Europe is remilitarizing after decades of demilitarizing.
—John Rennie Short, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demilitarizing
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Pretti was armed with a handgun, but video from the confrontation appears to contradict the administration’s narrative, and appears to show an officer disarming him before he is shot and killed.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The next phase of the 20-point ceasefire plan calls for creating an international stabilization force, forming a technocratic Palestinian government and disarming Hamas.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
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In the 1970s, the Soviet Union enjoyed an advantageous shift in nuclear and conventional capabilities relative to the United States, which was demobilizing after the Vietnam War.—
Caleb Pomeroy,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Dec. 2025
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“Demilitarizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demilitarizing. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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