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disarmament

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noun

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
Verb
Aaron Ashby’s tipping is worth monitoring In trying to disarm the Dodgers’ lineup, the Brewers leaned on their long-standing trust of reliever Aaron Ashby rather than falling into recency bias. Andy McCullough, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2025 Many obstacles remain to a lasting peace — including whether Israel will pull its military entirely out of Gaza, whether Hamas will disarm and who will govern Gaza — but the peace plan may already be shifting the debate around calls to ban and boycott culture coming out of Israel. Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
Meanwhile, analysts warn that deeper issues—including the disarmament of Hamas, the governance of Gaza and long-term regional security—remain unresolved. Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025 The second phase of the ceasefire agreement—which will address the future rule of Gaza, the disarmament of Hamas, and the timeline and extent of a withdrawal of Israeli troops from the territory—is still undecided, and will likely take many more weeks to negotiate. Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for disarm
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Verb
  • 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
  • Trump holds the cards for success or failure in demilitarizing Gaza and deradicalizing the Palestinians.
    Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The military campaign appeased his far-right coalition partners, who called to expand Israel’s assault on Gaza and dreamed of fully re-occupying the territory.
    Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
  • In the United States right now, many school districts are removing books or limiting access to them, often to appease vocal community members or politicians, or because of fear of punishment under some state laws passed in the last few years.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Challenges remain in securing the full participation of Hamas in demilitarization, meeting urgent humanitarian needs in Gaza and establishing a reliable framework for security and governance.
    Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Advertisement After consultations with Israeli officials, Qatari negotiators, and regional mediators, Witkoff and Kushner assembled a 20-point peace plan calling for a ceasefire and hostage exchange, Israeli security guarantees, the demilitarization of Gaza, and a new civilian governing authority.
    Eric Cortellessa, Time, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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.
    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

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“Disarm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disarm. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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