unarmed

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Recent Examples of unarmed When officers arrived, Bryant answered the door and was unarmed. Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Sep. 2025 Like other nuclear powers, India regularly tests its unarmed nuclear-capable missiles, most recently the Agni-5 intermediate-range ballistic missile in August. Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025 The incident has raised urgent concerns for the safety of the more than 500 unarmed participants aboard the flotillas, the GSF said. Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025 Mass murder of unarmed communities was commonplace. Greg Grandin september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unarmed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unarmed
Adjective
  • Hughes and others began resisting orders in passive ways, showing up late or taking patrols extra slowly.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Adjective
  • This is a good spot for them, though, as Josh Allen will have a lot of time against a feeble Patriots pass rush, and some people might think the Patriots’ 42-13 win over the Panthers actually means something.
    Vic Tafur, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • In this scheme, free will was feeble, and sin could be blamed on dark forces inhabiting the body.
    Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025

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“Unarmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unarmed. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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