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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Attacking peaceful commercial vessels means picking on large, unarmed, slow-moving targets that serve nearly all countries and are crewed by innocent, hard-working people from around the world.—
The Editors,
National Review,
26 Mar. 2025 -
The regime’s brutality was evident in incidents such as the 1960 Sharpeville Massacre, where 69 unarmed protesters were killed by police, which, like in Gandhi’s Salt March, marked a turning point in international condemnation.—
Dan Pontefract,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Chamberlain was a British prime minister who appeased Nazi Germany during its rise.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Oct. 2024
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In some eerie festivals, the dead who return from the other side are to be feared, avoided or appeased to stop them from doing harm to the living.—
Matt Ralphs,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Oct. 2024
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These methods can provide passive cash flow with proper risk management.—
Gianluca Sidoti,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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But the common perception that international players can’t use NIL at all is wrong: Their NIL income just has to be passive income—the T-shirt sales allow the overseas portion of the Lions’ roster to benefit as well.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Disarmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disarmed. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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