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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
Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
In Goma, where residents told CNN that fighting has persisted, hundreds of government troops have been disarmed by M23, according to the Uruguayan army, whose troops are part of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the area.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN, 30 Jan. 2025
Rose watches the camera feed with Mosley to ID the men, alive or dead, and eventually, the bomb squad successfully disarms the canisters.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2025
That was likely an implicit reference to Hezbollah, Lebanon's most powerful armed militia, which as part of a ceasefire deal with Israel must withdraw its fighters and disarm within Lebanon by late January.
—Jawad Rizkallah, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025
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The two had dinner with a mutual friend and she was disarmed by the YouTuber’s down-to-earth nature and intelligence.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
In Goma, where residents told CNN that fighting has persisted, hundreds of government troops have been disarmed by M23, according to the Uruguayan army, whose troops are part of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the area.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN, 30 Jan. 2025
Rose watches the camera feed with Mosley to ID the men, alive or dead, and eventually, the bomb squad successfully disarms the canisters.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2025
That was likely an implicit reference to Hezbollah, Lebanon's most powerful armed militia, which as part of a ceasefire deal with Israel must withdraw its fighters and disarm within Lebanon by late January.
—Jawad Rizkallah, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disarm
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Given this history, any Israeli government of the foreseeable future would demand that a Palestinian state be demilitarized, with severe restrictions of the weapons even a police force can carry.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Japan was demilitarized as a condition of its surrender; all swords, even those not used as war weapons, were required to be forfeited to the Allied forces that occupied Japan until 1952.—
Kevin Chroust,
Outside Online,
5 Feb. 2025
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Evidence showed that ComEd scrambled to give a job to Kathy Laski, purportedly to appease Madigan and McClain.—
Ray Long,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2025
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The conversation will continue to as NASCAR seeks the best way to appease those involved.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Demilitarizing the economy and demobilizing the public would risk undermining the system that sustains his rule.—
Andrei Kolesnikov,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Jan. 2025
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In Munich, demobilized soldiers, right-wing paramilitaries, and Communist militants fought in the streets, while leaders of the new Weimar Republic were routinely assassinated.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
5 Nov. 2024
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“Disarm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disarm. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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