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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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Recent Examples of disarm
Metro Nashville Police officers were able to disarm Millar and arrested him.
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Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 24 June 2025
The woman’s family members were at the home during the dispute and tried to disarm the man.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025
As Russia has demonstrated in its war in Ukraine, the country that controls global navigation systems and can disarm the satellites of its adversaries will have enormous military advantages.
—Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Netanyahu has rejected those terms, saying Israel will continue the war until all the hostages are returned and Hamas is defeated or disarmed and sent into exile.
—Tia Goldenberg, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2025
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Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 24 June 2025
The woman’s family members were at the home during the dispute and tried to disarm the man.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025
As Russia has demonstrated in its war in Ukraine, the country that controls global navigation systems and can disarm the satellites of its adversaries will have enormous military advantages.
—Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Netanyahu has rejected those terms, saying Israel will continue the war until all the hostages are returned and Hamas is defeated or disarmed and sent into exile.
—Tia Goldenberg, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 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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The courtroom was so overcrowded at one point that town officials warned the building might collapse, prompting the judge to set up a temporary court outside to appease the masses.—
Angele Latham,
The Tennessean,
10 July 2025
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In the marathon overnight session that spanned more than 24 hours, Senate Majority Leader John Thune and his team made several eleventh-hour changes to appease holdouts like Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who had expressed concerns about the bill’s cuts to social safety net programs.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
2 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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Kinshasa, meanwhile, would have to facilitate the M23’s transition to a legitimate political party and help its combatants integrate into the Congolese army or demobilize.—
Joshua Z. Walker,
Foreign Affairs,
17 June 2025
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“Disarm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disarm. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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