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Recent Examples of unarmed
Witnesses and video footage show Good was unarmed and smiling, not threatening.
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Larry Pino, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
In a video of the incident, about a half-dozen women, unarmed and dressed for the classroom, square off against at least four masked agents of the federal government, their chests puffed out under bulky tactical gear.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2026
The suspect acknowledged his roommate was unarmed and hadn’t threatened him, according to the warrant.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2026
In July 2024, Massey, a 36-year-old unarmed Black woman, called police for help for a possible prowler outside her home.
—Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
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Larry Pino, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
In a video of the incident, about a half-dozen women, unarmed and dressed for the classroom, square off against at least four masked agents of the federal government, their chests puffed out under bulky tactical gear.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2026
The suspect acknowledged his roommate was unarmed and hadn’t threatened him, according to the warrant.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2026
In July 2024, Massey, a 36-year-old unarmed Black woman, called police for help for a possible prowler outside her home.
—Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unarmed
Adjective
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Kelly’s John, mostly a passive receiver of wisdom and judgment, feels disturbingly like a moving photograph.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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The billion-ton rock canopy provides passive containment and shielding that protects the reactor from natural disasters or surface-level threats while the billion-ton rock canopy acts as an extra layer of safety.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 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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Lydia Romero strained to hear her husband’s feeble voice through the phone.—
Claudia Boyd-Barrett,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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That said, international filmmaking is in feeble shape, partly because of the jambalaya of international co-productions, partly because of the inroads of television aesthetics, and partly because of the cloistered aestheticism of self-conscious art-house cinema.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Unarmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unarmed. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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