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Recent Examples of unarmed
The MPKs have no idea how to de-escalate the situation and fall back on what seems to be their default setting of being disproportionately violent toward unarmed fellow humans.
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Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
Patton was unarmed and on his cell phone for most of the time, the store’s video showed.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Inspired by the most recent decade of killings of unarmed Black men by police, the seven prints selected from Henry’s series draw upon the sculptural pathos and solemn formalities of Michelangelo’s Pietà di San Pietro.
—Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026
Workers also requested unarmed security guards and a safer store design, including barriers and locked doors, according to the Cal/OSHA complaint.
—Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
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Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
Patton was unarmed and on his cell phone for most of the time, the store’s video showed.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Inspired by the most recent decade of killings of unarmed Black men by police, the seven prints selected from Henry’s series draw upon the sculptural pathos and solemn formalities of Michelangelo’s Pietà di San Pietro.
—Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026
Workers also requested unarmed security guards and a safer store design, including barriers and locked doors, according to the Cal/OSHA complaint.
—Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unarmed
Adjective
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On the other hand, the passive material (a soft elastomer) remains stationary.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
1 May 2026
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The Amp powers passive speakers, while the Port cannot.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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Ten years and one day later, his administration’s agents shot a disarmed man on the street in full view of the public.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
25 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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With themes of resilience, victory, and joy as a healing balm, Joy in the Belly of a Riot is a beautiful manifestation of how poetry has the power to heal and help one overcome pain.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Essence,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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So, in retrospect, [the entire Lightning project] looked pretty feeble.—
Jamie Lincoln Kitman,
Rolling Stone,
24 Apr. 2026
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His visit also comes as the committee stalls on advancing Casey Means, Kennedy’s nominee for surgeon general, over her lack of medical practice experience and feeble answers on the importance of vaccination.—
Daniel Payne,
STAT,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Unarmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unarmed. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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