as in unarmed
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as in demilitarized
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 appeased
to lessen the anger or agitation of
her future father-in-law was totally disarmed by her easy charm
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Adjective
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As the two approached each other, Corrales pulled out a gun and shot the unarmed 14-year-old two times — hitting him once in the chest and once in the left leg.—
Isabel Rivera,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2025 -
The Louisville agreement was reached after the 2020 death of Breonna Taylor, who was shot by police officers while sitting unarmed in her Kentucky home.—
Alicia Victoria Lozano,
NBC news,
25 May 2025
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One person who knows both sides well wonders if the NBA might risk a lawsuit if Dolan is not appeased in some way, or if MSG Networks goes bankrupt.—
Mike Vorkunov,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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Many people have been comparing the Munich conference to 1938, saying Putin was being appeased, because Munich was also the site of appeasement of Hitler.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2025
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Automate and Delegate From the Start If your goal is passive income, don’t wait to automate.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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This is raising questions about future market trends and the value of passive approaches in a period of greater uncertainty.—
Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
12 June 2025
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“Disarmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disarmed. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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