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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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as in demilitarization
the reduction or elimination of a country's armed forces or weapons
the ambassador spoke at length about the possible unilateral disarmament of his country
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Recent Examples of disarm
Yohana Desta, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2026
Ignoring or muting is the best way to disarm them.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2026
Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 5 Jan. 2026
There are numerous obstacles to doing so, however, with the disarmament of Hamas a key sticking point.
—Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
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Verb
Eleven uses her powers to fight them all and disarm them — but Kali gets caught in the crossfire, shot in the stomach.
—Yohana Desta, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2026
Ignoring or muting is the best way to disarm them.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2026
Noun
Last year, Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese grassroots organization that advocates for nuclear disarmament, took home the Nobel Peace Prize.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 5 Jan. 2026
There are numerous obstacles to doing so, however, with the disarmament of Hamas a key sticking point.
—Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
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Verb
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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.—
Eugenia Yosef,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 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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To appease conservatives, GOP leaders agreed to separate the Commerce, Justice and science portion from the other two bills.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The country is now being led by the former Vice-President, Delcy Rodríguez, who is trying to appease Trump and fend off internal challenges, as our foreign correspondent Jon Lee Anderson explains on the latest episode of the Political Scene podcast.—
Ian Crouch,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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Hamas rejects the demilitarization clause at the heart of the plan, which is a key part of phase two.—
Mohammed R. Mhawish,
New Yorker,
29 Dec. 2025
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The foremost demand for Israel is the demilitarization of Gaza.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
12 Dec. 2025
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Analysts note that Syria’s security environment remains shaped by former jihadist networks that were never fully demobilized after the war.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
31 Dec. 2025
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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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“Disarm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disarm. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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