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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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Recent Examples of disarm
The victim, identified on Facebook only as Katarina, was able to disarm Carey and ran to a neighboring building to get help, police said.
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025
Scholars have debated the framers’ intentions in forming it, and a prominent theory is that the framers inserted the Second Amendment to satisfy anti-federalists, who feared a centralized government might attempt to disarm its citizens.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
Disbanding and disarming the SDF and ending the autonomous status of northeastern Syria could help stabilize the country as the new Syrian government consolidates control.
—Halil Karaveli, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2025
The father was knocked to the ground and disarmed during the fight, before his son picked up the gun.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 20 Feb. 2025
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025
Scholars have debated the framers’ intentions in forming it, and a prominent theory is that the framers inserted the Second Amendment to satisfy anti-federalists, who feared a centralized government might attempt to disarm its citizens.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
Disbanding and disarming the SDF and ending the autonomous status of northeastern Syria could help stabilize the country as the new Syrian government consolidates control.
—Halil Karaveli, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2025
The father was knocked to the ground and disarmed during the fight, before his son picked up the gun.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disarm
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Israel demands that Hamas not continue to control Gaza, that Gaza be demilitarized of heavy weapons, and that senior Hamas military and political leaders in Gaza leave the strip and go into exile, the officials added.—
Barak Ravid,
Axios,
20 Feb. 2025
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Maybe Gaza can be appended to neighboring Egypt, or be an international protectorate, totally demilitarized.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Catch up quick: Stripe tender offers are becoming an annual event as the company seeks to appease employees while continuing to delay an IPO.—
Ryan Lawler,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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The days of appeasing regimes that are hostile to the United States, coddling dictators, and sidelining our national security interests are over.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
26 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 14 Mar. 2025.
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