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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
Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Hamas can gradually be disarmed by Palestinian Authority forces with regional support.
—Ami Ayalon, Foreign Affairs, 5 Aug. 2025
The Arab call for Hamas to disarm came as Gaza is in the grip of starvation brought on by a near-complete Israeli blockade of food and medical supplies.
—Dan Morrison, USA Today, 31 July 2025
Since then, the group has been severely weakened, losing its once-dominant influence in Lebanon and facing growing internal and Western demands to disarm, as its fighters are targeted by near-daily Israeli strikes.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 19 July 2025
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There are plenty of contenders to watch for in next week's new releases, but none that seem likely to disarm Weapons.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Hamas can gradually be disarmed by Palestinian Authority forces with regional support.
—Ami Ayalon, Foreign Affairs, 5 Aug. 2025
The Arab call for Hamas to disarm came as Gaza is in the grip of starvation brought on by a near-complete Israeli blockade of food and medical supplies.
—Dan Morrison, USA Today, 31 July 2025
Since then, the group has been severely weakened, losing its once-dominant influence in Lebanon and facing growing internal and Western demands to disarm, as its fighters are targeted by near-daily Israeli strikes.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 19 July 2025
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But even over and above that, multiple Arab governments are now demanding that Hamas demilitarizes.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
4 Aug. 2025
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Following the meeting, a senior Israeli official said an understanding between Israel and the U.S. was emerging that there was a need to move from a plan to release some of the hostages to a plan to release all the hostages, disarm Hamas militants, and demilitarize the Gaza Strip.—
Maayan Lubell,
USA Today,
1 Aug. 2025
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China sells hybrids and EVs for maximum penetration While some brands offer hybrids and plug-in hybrids to appease those buyers not yet ready to make the switch to full-electric, most Chinese cars sold in Australia are electric.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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Certain elements of iconography carried over, but the tone has mostly been serious, toeing a delicate line to appease fans while also attracting general audiences of all ages and backgrounds.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
8 Aug. 2025
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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
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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,
CNN Money,
28 July 2025
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“Disarm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disarm. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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