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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
Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2025
When Luca pulls a gun on him, ordering him to drive, Spencer quickly disarms him and then slaps him for the stupid move.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 9 Mar. 2025
The fighter group has previously called disarming unacceptable.
—Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
The militant group has previously called disarming unacceptable.
—TIME, 9 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Bradley has a charm that is very disarming.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2025
When Luca pulls a gun on him, ordering him to drive, Spencer quickly disarms him and then slaps him for the stupid move.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 9 Mar. 2025
The fighter group has previously called disarming unacceptable.
—Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
The militant group has previously called disarming unacceptable.
—TIME, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disarm
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Similarly, pausing attacks on energy infrastructure is clearly more advantageous to Russia, as is demilitarizing the Black Sea, given Russia’s dependence on the waterway and the Russian Navy’s extreme – and one-sided – vulnerability to Ukrainian attacks.—
Douglas Schoen,
Orange County Register,
20 Mar. 2025
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The outcome that Putin wants would be a Ukraine that is permanently stripped of almost 25 percent of its territory, demilitarized, and barred from joining the EU and NATO.—
STEPHEN HADLEY,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Mar. 2025
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This year, the airliner, led by CEO Bob Jordan, has tried to increase profits — and appease powerful activist investor Elliott Investment Management — by initiating its first mass layoffs in company history.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
4 Apr. 2025
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Lawsuits brought to appease Trump or punish his enemies are brought for an improper purpose.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 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 18 Apr. 2025.
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