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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, The Washington Examiner, 22 May 2025
But the administration will only call for an end of the war if Israel’s key demands that Hamas releases the hostages, is disarmed and is no longer in charge of Gaza – possibly through the exile of its leaders from the Strip — are met.
—Ben Sales, Sun Sentinel, 20 May 2025
The Tupamaros formally disarmed after the end of the dictatorship, in 1985.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 16 May 2025
Yet Hezbollah’s chief, Naim Kassem, doggedly rejects calls to disarm and integrate the group’s fighters into the Lebanese armed forces.
—Mireille Rebeiz, The Conversation, 15 May 2025
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French and Saudi Arabian officials are collaborating on a proposal that would completely disarm Hamas but allow the group to remain as a political entity with a role in a future Palestinian government, according to a report from Bloomberg.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 22 May 2025
But the administration will only call for an end of the war if Israel’s key demands that Hamas releases the hostages, is disarmed and is no longer in charge of Gaza – possibly through the exile of its leaders from the Strip — are met.
—Ben Sales, Sun Sentinel, 20 May 2025
The Tupamaros formally disarmed after the end of the dictatorship, in 1985.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 16 May 2025
Yet Hezbollah’s chief, Naim Kassem, doggedly rejects calls to disarm and integrate the group’s fighters into the Lebanese armed forces.
—Mireille Rebeiz, The Conversation, 15 May 2025
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Egypt considered Israel to have breached the limits of military presence near areas demilitarized under the treaty, raising tensions.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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Ukraine and European allies stressed that Kyiv must have the ability to adequately equip and man its own army, but Putin would have to concede on his goal of demilitarizing Ukraine.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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In his dealings with Mr. Trump, Mr. Putin has tried to appease the U.S. president by appearing to negotiate peace, but without offering any meaningful concessions to Kyiv.—
Anatoly Kurmanaev,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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If there are no significant changes to the front office and coaching staff after the 2025 season, then Black will be the fall guy for a team that had to do something to appease the fans.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
15 May 2025
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Right-wing paramilitaries, which demobilized in the early 2000s, had recruited at least 2,800 children over roughly a decade.—
Elizabeth Dickinson,
Foreign Affairs,
8 May 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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“Disarm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disarm. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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