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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
USA Today, 4 July 2025
Realizing the Shenandoah’s perilous situation, Waddell ordered his crew to immediately disarm and cease all commercial raiding against the U.S.
—Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025
His meetings in Lebanon came amid fears that Hezbollah’s refusal to immediately disarm would renew war with Israel after a shaky ceasefire agreement went into effect in November.
—Kareem Chehayeb, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
Netanyahu has repeatedly said Hamas must be disarmed, a position the militant group has so far refused to discuss.
—Alexander Cornwell, USA Today, 4 July 2025
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Netanyahu has repeatedly said Hamas must be disarmed, a position the militant group, which is thought to be holding 20 living hostages, has so far refused to discuss.
—USA Today, 4 July 2025
Realizing the Shenandoah’s perilous situation, Waddell ordered his crew to immediately disarm and cease all commercial raiding against the U.S.
—Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025
His meetings in Lebanon came amid fears that Hezbollah’s refusal to immediately disarm would renew war with Israel after a shaky ceasefire agreement went into effect in November.
—Kareem Chehayeb, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
Netanyahu has repeatedly said Hamas must be disarmed, a position the militant group has so far refused to discuss.
—Alexander Cornwell, USA Today, 4 July 2025
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Two diplomats said the U.S. was not pushing a Russian demand to demilitarize Ukraine and was not opposed to a European force as part of future security guarantees for Ukraine.—
Elizabeth Piper,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Germany, obliged by history to demilitarize, but conscious that this posture has run its course, almost certainly holds the key to any such transformation.—
Roger Cohen,
New York Times,
8 May 2025
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Moreover, some legal experts have said that the release of the grand jury testimony may be a misdirect to appease the public and distract from the other evidence in the case.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
22 July 2025
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In trying to appease both sides, the government of Italy imposed a five-euro (almost $6) tax last year to tourists traveling into the city in an attempt to mitigate tourism at the UNESCO World Heritage Site.—
Emily Steinberger,
Fortune,
20 July 2025
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Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell on Tuesday confirmed that approximately 2,000 of the 4,000 California National Guard troops deployed in the region would begin demobilizing.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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Its influence extended around the world: In 2006, an advertising agency in Bogotá, Colombia, was asked by the government to research, prototype, and launch an ad campaign imploring a group of Marxist-Leninist guerrilla fighters to demobilize.—
Celine Nguyen,
The Atlantic,
24 June 2025
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“Disarm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disarm. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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