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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
William Earl, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
The songs’ very singability constitutes a politics of empathy, a plea to disarm, discover and relate.
—New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
Israel has framed the negotiations around Hezbollah’s disarmament and a potential peace deal, without publicly committing to halting hostilities or withdrawing its forces.
—Munir Ahmed, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
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Verb
As the bomb squad works to disarm it, FBI rushes to catch the extortionists.
—William Earl, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
The songs’ very singability constitutes a politics of empathy, a plea to disarm, discover and relate.
—New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
Lebanese officials have pushed for a ceasefire, while Israel has framed the negotiations around Hezbollah’s disarmament and a potential peace deal, without publicly committing to halting hostilities or withdrawing its forces.
—ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
Israel has framed the negotiations around Hezbollah’s disarmament and a potential peace deal, without publicly committing to halting hostilities or withdrawing its forces.
—Munir Ahmed, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
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Israel’s defense minister says hundreds of thousands of people uprooted from southern Lebanon will not be allowed to return home until the area is demilitarized and Israel believes its northern communities are safe.—
Kareem Chehayeb,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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Then there is the intent to demilitarize Ukraine.—
Olivier Kempf,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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What Musgraves is doing here is not like the bro-country guys who ease off trap drums to appease country traditionalists.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
7 May 2026
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The city later tried to appease critics by installing new basketball courts hundreds of yards south of the original location, which would still be turned into pickleball courts.—
Amanda Rosa
May 6,
Miami Herald,
6 May 2026
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Who knew that an attempt to ruin Iran’s navy and army would result in the demilitarization of the West?—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
17 Apr. 2026
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The demilitarization proposal was handed over to Hamas last week in Cairo, an additional official in the region said.—
Daniel Estrin,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2026
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Since then all Illinois National Guard troops have been demobilized and sent back to their original assignments.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 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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“Disarm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disarm. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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