rearm
verb
re·arm
(ˌ)rē-ˈärm 
rearmed; rearming; rearms
: to arm (a nation, a military force, etc.) again with new or better weapons
: to become armed again
Examples of rearm in a Sentence
The treaty forbids the country to rearm.
Another country was rearming their enemies.
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As part of its demands for a broader ceasefire, the Kremlin laid out several tough conditions that Putin had previously insisted on – such as a halt to all foreign military aid and intelligence to Kyiv, and a halt to any Ukrainian mobilization or rearming during that period.
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Edward Szekeres, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
The consequences of an assault by a rearmed, recovered Russia would be devasting for Ukraine, which without firm security support might not be adequately prepared to withstand it.
—Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025
European leaders met on Thursday in Brussels for emergency talks on the Ukraine war and European defense, vowing to rearm the continent after the United States threatened to rip up 80 years of security guarantees.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN, 9 Mar. 2025
The new leadership in Beirut appears, at least on the surface, to be committed to confronting Hezbollah and preventing it from rearming.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
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Edward Szekeres, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
The consequences of an assault by a rearmed, recovered Russia would be devasting for Ukraine, which without firm security support might not be adequately prepared to withstand it.
—Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025
European leaders met on Thursday in Brussels for emergency talks on the Ukraine war and European defense, vowing to rearm the continent after the United States threatened to rip up 80 years of security guarantees.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN, 9 Mar. 2025
The new leadership in Beirut appears, at least on the surface, to be committed to confronting Hezbollah and preventing it from rearming.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Rearm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rearm. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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