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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Once the New Republic learns that Leia and Luke's father was the deceased and war-hungry Imperial Darth Vader, the New Republic refuses to rearm.
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Nick Romano, EW.com, 25 May 2025
In the Baltics, the concern was more muted, and even top diplomats acknowledged upsides to Europe’s frantic race to rearm itself.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 7 May 2025
As part of its demands for a broader ceasefire, the Kremlin readout laid out several tough conditions that Putin had previously insisted on – such as a halt to all foreign military aid and intelligence to Kyiv, and a halt to any Ukrainian mobilization or rearming during that period.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025
Russia did not sign on — with President Putin insisting Ukraine could use the period to rearm and remobilize.
—Alex Leff, NPR, 28 Apr. 2025
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Nick Romano, EW.com, 25 May 2025
In the Baltics, the concern was more muted, and even top diplomats acknowledged upsides to Europe’s frantic race to rearm itself.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 7 May 2025
As part of its demands for a broader ceasefire, the Kremlin readout laid out several tough conditions that Putin had previously insisted on – such as a halt to all foreign military aid and intelligence to Kyiv, and a halt to any Ukrainian mobilization or rearming during that period.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025
Russia did not sign on — with President Putin insisting Ukraine could use the period to rearm and remobilize.
—Alex Leff, NPR, 28 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 5 Jun. 2025.
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