as in to demilitarize
to release (someone or something) from military service
Both leaders agreed to demobilize their armies and sign the peace treaty. Ships returned to port to be demobilized.
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Recent Examples of demobilize
In the eyes of his critics, Zelensky has allowed too many Ukrainians to remain physically and mentally demobilized, placing a greater burden on those already exhausted by years of fighting.
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Nataliya Gumenyuk, Foreign Affairs, 29 Aug. 2025
Israel wants Hezbollah, the Lebanese militia that took a beating during its war with Israel last fall, disarmed and demobilized.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
The order came two weeks after the Marines sent to Los Angeles left and a week after the Trump administration demobilized most of the National Guard.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 11 Aug. 2025
Colombia’s truth commission says paramilitary groups, which demobilized under deals with Uribe’s government, killed more than 205,000 people, nearly half of the 450,000 deaths recorded during the ongoing civil conflict.
—CNN Money, 28 July 2025
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Nataliya Gumenyuk, Foreign Affairs, 29 Aug. 2025
Israel wants Hezbollah, the Lebanese militia that took a beating during its war with Israel last fall, disarmed and demobilized.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
The order came two weeks after the Marines sent to Los Angeles left and a week after the Trump administration demobilized most of the National Guard.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 11 Aug. 2025
Colombia’s truth commission says paramilitary groups, which demobilized under deals with Uribe’s government, killed more than 205,000 people, nearly half of the 450,000 deaths recorded during the ongoing civil conflict.
—CNN Money, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demobilize
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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.—
Ibrahim Dahman,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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Trump holds the cards for success or failure in demilitarizing Gaza and deradicalizing the Palestinians.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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The president was additionally nominated for the prize last year for the brokerage of the Abraham Accords and by 18 House Republicans in 2018 for denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula and ending the 68-year-old war between North and South Korea.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
31 July 2025
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In recent months, administration officials have said that the president’s goal remains the same: completely denuclearizing North Korea.—
Max Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2025
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Israel’s military still occupies roughly 50% of Gaza, and the ceasefire agreement stipulates that its withdrawal is contingent on Hamas disarming — two sticking points in the ceasefire deal that have yet to be worked out.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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The ceasefire is still working through kinks, as Hamas has refused to disarm despite the terms of the deal.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Demobilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demobilize. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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