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as in to demilitarize
to reduce the size and strength of the armed forces of
the defeated nation was disarmed so that it would never again be a threat to international order
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as in to appease
to lessen the anger or agitation of
her future father-in-law was totally disarmed by her easy charm
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Recent Examples of disarm
Troops from at least five nations, including Albania and Kazakhstan, are due to make up a multinational peacekeeping force in the territory, even as Hamas tightens its grip on Gaza and is reluctant to disarm.
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semafor.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Tatmon allegedly stood over Kevin and shot him after he’d been disarmed, according to police.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2026
Video footage taken by bystanders later showed he was disarmed before the killing.
—Bayliss Wagner, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Feb. 2026
Most notably, all living and dead Israeli hostages have been returned, but Hamas has not yet disarmed, Israeli strikes continue to kill Palestinians and incoming aid remains seriously inadequate to meet dire humanitarian needs.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
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semafor.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Tatmon allegedly stood over Kevin and shot him after he’d been disarmed, according to police.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2026
Video footage taken by bystanders later showed he was disarmed before the killing.
—Bayliss Wagner, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Feb. 2026
Most notably, all living and dead Israeli hostages have been returned, but Hamas has not yet disarmed, Israeli strikes continue to kill Palestinians and incoming aid remains seriously inadequate to meet dire humanitarian needs.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disarm
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That phase includes limited border reopenings, efforts to demilitarize Gaza and discussions over postwar governance.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Reopening borders is among the challenging issues on the agenda for the phase now underway, which also includes demilitarizing the strip after nearly two decades of Hamas rule and installing a new government to oversee reconstruction.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2026
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These countries once wondered whether Iran could be appeased and contained.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
28 Feb. 2026
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Among those potential moves to appease MAHA would be a ban on pre-harvest desiccation, a process where weed killers are applied to crops before harvest to make harvesting easier.—
Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2026
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Rattling off the potential for irreparable harm, the attorney said that demobilizing the project and then restarting it would significantly delay the overall timeline of the critical infrastructure project, or even torpedo the whole thing.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2026
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The city coordinates with community partners like Jericho Way to ensure transportation and shelter for homeless residents during periods when the city's temporary emergency shelter is demobilized.—
Bill Bowden,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Disarm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disarm. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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