as in to disarm
to reduce the size and strength of the armed forces of
the two nations agreed to demilitarize themselves reciprocally in hopes of avoiding war
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The multinational force in Kosovo ensured Serbian forces' withdrawal and demilitarized the Kosovo Liberation Army—while also providing security and public safety, supporting humanitarian assistance and refugee return, and coordinating with the UN's governance mission.
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Nir Arielli, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
The Sinai Peninsula was demilitarized, and Israeli ships won free passage through the Suez Canal.
—Stephen Neukam, The Hill, 29 Dec. 2024
Israel returned the Sinai Peninsula, also occupied in that war, in exchange for peace with Egypt, and it had been demilitarized, a major Egyptian concession.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Until the takeover, the summit was demilitarized and patrolled by UN peacekeepers – their highest permanent position in the world.
—Eugenia Yosef, Andrew Raine and Irene Nasser, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
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Nir Arielli, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
The Sinai Peninsula was demilitarized, and Israeli ships won free passage through the Suez Canal.
—Stephen Neukam, The Hill, 29 Dec. 2024
Israel returned the Sinai Peninsula, also occupied in that war, in exchange for peace with Egypt, and it had been demilitarized, a major Egyptian concession.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Until the takeover, the summit was demilitarized and patrolled by UN peacekeepers – their highest permanent position in the world.
—Eugenia Yosef, Andrew Raine and Irene Nasser, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Demilitarize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demilitarize. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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