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as in demilitarized
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 appeased
to lessen the anger or agitation of
her future father-in-law was totally disarmed by her easy charm
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Recent Examples of disarmed
Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 26 Sep. 2025
Those few words disarmed a multitude of critics at home and abroad who have long accused him of being an authoritarian leader.
—Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Instead, there was an intimacy that disarmed me.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 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
All four insist that a hypothetical Palestinian state must be disarmed, must exclude Hamas from any role in governance, must renounce terrorism and incitement, and must accept Israel’s right to exist.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2025
The suspects disarmed the driver and fled with about $1,000, according to the television stations.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
The former employee fired a shotgun at the president and vice president, who disarmed him, the Maricopa County Attorney's Office said.
—Helen Rummel, AZCentral.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
William Carter, a criminal investigator for the department, highlighted how a fight broke out at the skating rink in June, where an officer was nearly disarmed.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 26 Sep. 2025
Those few words disarmed a multitude of critics at home and abroad who have long accused him of being an authoritarian leader.
—Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Instead, there was an intimacy that disarmed me.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 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
All four insist that a hypothetical Palestinian state must be disarmed, must exclude Hamas from any role in governance, must renounce terrorism and incitement, and must accept Israel’s right to exist.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2025
The suspects disarmed the driver and fled with about $1,000, according to the television stations.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
The former employee fired a shotgun at the president and vice president, who disarmed him, the Maricopa County Attorney's Office said.
—Helen Rummel, AZCentral.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disarmed
Verb
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Starmer and others have said that a Palestinian state must be demilitarized.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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Later, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reiterated his government's longstanding demands that Ukraine be demilitarized and stop trying to be allied with the West.—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Now, with the offseason acquisition of Holiday, and bringing back Lillard, seems to have appeased Grant’s unease.—
Jason Quick,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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But many social media users aren’t appeased, with some calling to dismantle JICA entirely, or voicing distrust of the organization’s statements.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Most of those new personnel are unarmed.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Oct. 2025
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One of the game's best sections – and one that probably plays really well in its VR counterpart – involves facehuggers and roaming around a hive unarmed while the Xenomorphs aren't a threat.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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
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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
Adjective
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Hughes and others began resisting orders in passive ways, showing up late or taking patrols extra slowly.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Their bigger struggle in 2024-25 was open-play creativity, with too many passive moves against low blocks that did not result in quality opportunities.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Disarmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disarmed. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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