1
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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Recent Examples of disarm
Abby’s friends disarm Ellie, and then Abby murders Joel in front of Ellie’s eyes.
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Eliana Dockterman, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
Israeli troops have been increasing their attacks to pressure Hamas to release the hostages and disarm.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Apr. 2025
Its leaders disarmed one of the major weapons tyrants use to crush resistance movements.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2025
Gage also miscalculated on the matter of disarming the colonists.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
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Eliana Dockterman, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
Israeli troops have been increasing their attacks to pressure Hamas to release the hostages and disarm.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Apr. 2025
Its leaders disarmed one of the major weapons tyrants use to crush resistance movements.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2025
Gage also miscalculated on the matter of disarming the colonists.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disarm
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Egypt considered Israel to have breached the limits of military presence near areas demilitarized under the treaty, raising tensions.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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Ukraine and European allies stressed that Kyiv must have the ability to adequately equip and man its own army, but Putin would have to concede on his goal of demilitarizing Ukraine.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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That probably means someone who can appease enough of the traditionalists, enough of the progressives, and a solid majority of the moderates.—
Joel Thayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 May 2025
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Google has previously explored selling its ad exchange to appease European antitrust regulators, Reuters reported in September.—
David Shepardson and Jody Godoy,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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Research documents how political violence leads to political repression and demobilizes social movements.—
Dana R. Fisher,
Scientific American,
27 Mar. 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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“Disarm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disarm. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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