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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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as in demilitarization
the reduction or elimination of a country's armed forces or weapons
the ambassador spoke at length about the possible unilateral disarmament of his country
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Recent Examples of disarm
John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 11 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
Reuters, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2025
States controlled by Democrats need to respond; unilateral disarmament never makes sense.
—Erwin Chemerinsky, Twin Cities, 14 Aug. 2025
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Verb
The home screen has large buttons for arming and disarming the system, and below that are panels for the lock, the doorbell, any other connected devices, Trusted Neighbor, and Alerts.
—John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 11 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
Noun
The move is meant to mark the start of a broader disarmament effort, with additional deliveries expected in the coming weeks from Burj al-Barajneh and other camps across the country, the office said in a statement.
—Reuters, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2025
States controlled by Democrats need to respond; unilateral disarmament never makes sense.
—Erwin Chemerinsky, Twin Cities, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disarm
Verb
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Europe is remilitarizing after decades of demilitarizing.—
John Rennie Short,
The Conversation,
11 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
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In fact, Western leaders are mostly appeasing domestic constituencies outraged by the suffering of ordinary Gazans.—
Bloomberg Opinion,
Twin Cities,
16 Sep. 2025
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Spin-Off and Beyond Holliday’s popularity was so immense (and to potentially appease Linda Lavin), CBS gave her a spinoff, Flo, which ran for two seasons (1980–81) and earned her another Golden Globe nomination.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Israel insists its campaign targets the demilitarization of Hamas and release of hostages taken by the Palestinian militant group after its terror attacks in October 2023.—
Ruxandra Iordache,Emma Graham,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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In any peace talks, Russia will try to seek demilitarization of Ukraine and severe limitations on its militarization and security partnerships with NATO and Europe, which would render Ukraine perennially vulnerable and endanger European security.—
Galip Dalay,
Time,
19 Aug. 2025
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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
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“Disarm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disarm. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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