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 the world rearms, the risk of landmines becoming normalized again is real.
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Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Building a force big enough to act as a credible deterrent — U.K. officials have talked about possibly 10,000 to 30,000 troops — would also be a considerable effort for nations that shrank their militaries after the Cold War but are now rearming.
—John Leicester, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Building a force big enough to act as a credible deterrent — British officials have talked about possibly 10,000 to 30,000 troops — would also be a considerable effort for nations that shrank their militaries after the Cold War but are now rearming.
—Time, 27 Mar. 2025
Ending the war in Ukraine without addressing Russia's entanglements in the Middle East would be a strategic error—one that allows Hezbollah to rearm, Iran to advance, and Israel to remain trapped in a cycle of escalation.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
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Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Building a force big enough to act as a credible deterrent — U.K. officials have talked about possibly 10,000 to 30,000 troops — would also be a considerable effort for nations that shrank their militaries after the Cold War but are now rearming.
—John Leicester, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Building a force big enough to act as a credible deterrent — British officials have talked about possibly 10,000 to 30,000 troops — would also be a considerable effort for nations that shrank their militaries after the Cold War but are now rearming.
—Time, 27 Mar. 2025
Ending the war in Ukraine without addressing Russia's entanglements in the Middle East would be a strategic error—one that allows Hezbollah to rearm, Iran to advance, and Israel to remain trapped in a cycle of escalation.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rearm
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“Rearm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rearm. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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