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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
John Bowe, CNBC, 1 May 2025
Hamas has refused to disarm and free the remaining hostages abducted during the October 7, 2023, attack.
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—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2025
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to continue the war until Hamas is destroyed or disarmed and all the hostages are returned.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2025
This is the peace of the Risen Christ, an unarmed and disarming peace, humble and persevering.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 9 May 2025
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Verb
This phrase is quietly disarming and deceptively powerful.
—John Bowe, CNBC, 1 May 2025
Hamas has refused to disarm and free the remaining hostages abducted during the October 7, 2023, attack.
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—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2025
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to continue the war until Hamas is destroyed or disarmed and all the hostages are returned.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2025
This is the peace of the Risen Christ, an unarmed and disarming peace, humble and persevering.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disarm
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Egypt considered Israel to have breached the limits of military presence near areas demilitarized under the treaty, raising tensions.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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Ukraine and European allies stressed that Kyiv must have the ability to adequately equip and man its own army, but Putin would have to concede on his goal of demilitarizing Ukraine.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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That probably means someone who can appease enough of the traditionalists, enough of the progressives, and a solid majority of the moderates.—
Joel Thayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 May 2025
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Google has previously explored selling its ad exchange to appease European antitrust regulators, Reuters reported in September.—
David Shepardson and Jody Godoy,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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Research documents how political violence leads to political repression and demobilizes social movements.—
Dana R. Fisher,
Scientific American,
27 Mar. 2025
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Demilitarizing the economy and demobilizing the public would risk undermining the system that sustains his rule.—
Andrei Kolesnikov,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Disarm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disarm. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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