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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European nations are seeking to rapidly rearm, and see Russia's defeat in Ukraine as a necessity for the broader security of the continent, fearing Moscow has similar ambitions elsewhere in the former Soviet sphere.
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Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
His defense background may even have been an attraction to the massively unpopular French president, offering a chance to refocus attention at home on the importance of rearming France’s military.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
How is Israel supposed to accept the continued existence of the Hamas ‘government’, a government sworn to Israel’s destruction, when a cease fire would be an opportunity to rearm and dig tunnels?
—Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
Despite recent transatlantic tensions, there is greater urgency in Europe to rearm as the Russia threat looms over the entire continent, not just Ukraine.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 July 2025
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Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
His defense background may even have been an attraction to the massively unpopular French president, offering a chance to refocus attention at home on the importance of rearming France’s military.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
How is Israel supposed to accept the continued existence of the Hamas ‘government’, a government sworn to Israel’s destruction, when a cease fire would be an opportunity to rearm and dig tunnels?
—Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
Despite recent transatlantic tensions, there is greater urgency in Europe to rearm as the Russia threat looms over the entire continent, not just Ukraine.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 July 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 18 Oct. 2025.
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