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Recent Examples of unarmed
According to a new national survey conducted by NBC News, AI is viewed even more negatively than the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the militarized agency that has been embroiled in major controversy over its brutal deportation program, including the fatal shooting of unarmed civilians.
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Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 12 Mar. 2026
The witness told detectives Poole was unarmed, and wasn’t being aggressive.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
According to the report, Prescott noted that an attorney representing the estate of Best suggested at a press conference on April 9, 2025, that Best was unarmed and raised the specter that officers from the Bridgeport Police Department planted a weapon at the scene.
—Kellie Love, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2026
Salvador Murillo pleaded guilty to two counts of assault by a peace officer for shooting an unarmed man in the back in 2020, leaving him paralyzed.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
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Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 12 Mar. 2026
The witness told detectives Poole was unarmed, and wasn’t being aggressive.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
According to the report, Prescott noted that an attorney representing the estate of Best suggested at a press conference on April 9, 2025, that Best was unarmed and raised the specter that officers from the Bridgeport Police Department planted a weapon at the scene.
—Kellie Love, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2026
Salvador Murillo pleaded guilty to two counts of assault by a peace officer for shooting an unarmed man in the back in 2020, leaving him paralyzed.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unarmed
Adjective
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And then the match kicked off, Newcastle were passive and on the back foot, and the idea of football as an academic exercise was obliterated.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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As the gentle Yusuf, Anaya doesn’t quite have the charisma to pull off such a passive character.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 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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Congress has for the most part registered only feeble and ineffective opposition to such executive action.—
Sarah Burns,
The Conversation,
4 Mar. 2026
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Scratches above the dead body reach upward, marks that read as feeble attempts to cling to some semblance of life.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Unarmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unarmed. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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