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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
Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Dec. 2024
This prevents Adams from showing the disarming quality that Helena Bonham Carter brought to the eccentric mother figure in the 2010 Toast, an unconventional comic biography of chef Nigel Slater’s maternal fixation.
—Armond White, National Review, 13 Dec. 2024
The regiment was tasked with intercepting, disarming and escorting the Miniconjou, a subdivision of the Lakota, along Wounded Knee Creek on December 28.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Dec. 2024
But many are refusing to disarm without some sort of guarantees that they will be protected from attacks.
—Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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Syrian villages even deeper into Syria than the occupied buffer zone have reported IDF personnel threatening locals to completely disarm themselves or face consequences.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Dec. 2024
This prevents Adams from showing the disarming quality that Helena Bonham Carter brought to the eccentric mother figure in the 2010 Toast, an unconventional comic biography of chef Nigel Slater’s maternal fixation.
—Armond White, National Review, 13 Dec. 2024
The regiment was tasked with intercepting, disarming and escorting the Miniconjou, a subdivision of the Lakota, along Wounded Knee Creek on December 28.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Dec. 2024
But many are refusing to disarm without some sort of guarantees that they will be protected from attacks.
—Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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The Sinai Peninsula was demilitarized, and Israeli ships won free passage through the Suez Canal.—
Stephen Neukam,
The Hill,
29 Dec. 2024
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Israel returned the Sinai Peninsula, also occupied in that war, in exchange for peace with Egypt, and it had been demilitarized, a major Egyptian concession.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
30 Dec. 2024
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The draft legislation agreed to by most local leaders included a pledge to prioritize the project to appease north Mecklenburg communities burned by past delays.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Jan. 2025
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Political chatter has picked up on Meta’s platforms following a series of moves taken by CEO Mark Zuckerberg that appeared to be aimed at appeasing President Trump.—
Salvador Rodriguez,
CNBC,
22 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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The idea behind his main initiative, Total Peace, stems from a lesson learned from years of government efforts to end conflict in Colombia: demobilizing just one group empowers others to grow.—
Elizabeth Dickinson,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Oct. 2024
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“Disarm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disarm. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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