as in unarmed
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as in demilitarized
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 appeased
to lessen the anger or agitation of
her future father-in-law was totally disarmed by her easy charm
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Adjective
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His father had left home with it but returned unarmed.—
Kevin Chroust,
Outside Online,
5 Feb. 2025 -
Inspector general finds fatal shooting of unarmed man by Bridgeport police ‘questionable’ SportsMLB SUBSCRIBER ONLY UPDATED: February 3, 2025 at 6:51 PM EST Loading your audio article Yankees pitching coach Matt Blake is familiar with Carrasco from the hurler’s first stint in Cleveland.—
Gary Phillips,
Hartford Courant,
3 Feb. 2025
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Chamberlain was a British prime minister who appeased Nazi Germany during its rise.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Oct. 2024
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In some eerie festivals, the dead who return from the other side are to be feared, avoided or appeased to stop them from doing harm to the living.—
Matt Ralphs,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Employees became more engaged in organizational initiatives, fostering a culture of active participation rather than passive compliance.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Weegee’s pictures of disaster, crime, and urban blight not only grabbed viewers’ attention but highlighted the ways in which passive spectatorship had come to dominate our lives as citizens.—
Naomi Fry,
The New Yorker,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Disarmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disarmed. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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