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Recent Examples of unarmed
Stallworth, unarmed, had both his hands in his pockets before McCants fired one shot to his chest, according to court documents and dispatch logs.
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David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Arnold Schwarzenegger stars in The Running Man as Ben Richards, a police captain who's arrested after refusing to shoot unarmed citizens during a food riot.
—EW.com, 1 July 2025
When George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer on May 25, 2020, governors in 28 states had deployed the National Guard by June 3, 2020 to help contain demonstrations that erupted across the country, according to the Department of Defense.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 14 June 2025
Last week, soldiers in the Israeli military said leadership ordered soldiers to fire on unarmed Palestinians at aid distribution centers in Gaza, indicating the killings are the result of IDF policies targeting civilians in violation of international law.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2025
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David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Arnold Schwarzenegger stars in The Running Man as Ben Richards, a police captain who's arrested after refusing to shoot unarmed citizens during a food riot.
—EW.com, 1 July 2025
When George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer on May 25, 2020, governors in 28 states had deployed the National Guard by June 3, 2020 to help contain demonstrations that erupted across the country, according to the Department of Defense.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 14 June 2025
Last week, soldiers in the Israeli military said leadership ordered soldiers to fire on unarmed Palestinians at aid distribution centers in Gaza, indicating the killings are the result of IDF policies targeting civilians in violation of international law.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unarmed
Adjective
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The same goes for using passive language or not taking ownership of what went wrong.—
Ashton Jackson,
CNBC,
7 July 2025
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Meet your new manager: software that watches, scores, and reports Modern AI systems are no longer passive dashboards.—
Andrew Fennell,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
Adjective
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Joe Biden’s disastrous June 2024 debate performance, when the nation witnessed a hoarse and feeble president losing his train of thought and struggling to finish sentences, ended his re-election campaign.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
8 July 2025
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Their feeble efforts fall flat, because the physical historical record dictates otherwise.—
Daily Southtown,
Chicago Tribune,
4 July 2025
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“Unarmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unarmed. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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