as in defense
means or method of defending
be certain that all of your accusations are true, lest you just give them ammunition to claim that all of them are false
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Recent Examples of ammunition
When Strong went with deputies to search for the firearms, police found two handguns, an AR-15 and 64 rounds of ammunition, the citation states.
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Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Oct. 2025
Drones as ammunition – From swarm to strike The main focus is on drones.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025
Police had his car towed and took his phone, ammunition and $577 in cash during the arrest, the press release said.
—Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2025
The juvenile's guardians found two weapons with ammunition and gave them to police.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 4 Oct. 2025
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Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Oct. 2025
Drones as ammunition – From swarm to strike The main focus is on drones.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025
Police had his car towed and took his phone, ammunition and $577 in cash during the arrest, the press release said.
—Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2025
The juvenile's guardians found two weapons with ammunition and gave them to police.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 4 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ammunition
Noun
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Williams’ first-quarter sack was the first of his career but the only one for the 49ers’ defense.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
14 Oct. 2025
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Dowdle tore through the Cowboys defense throughout the day in the run and receiving games, finishing with 183 rushing yards and 56 receiving yards.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In contrast, the magnesium-free glass developed a surface layer that offered little protection, allowing boron to continue diffusing out, according to a press release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Pass protection has been diddly-poo.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Use a lid or spatter shield when cooking to reduce oil splatters if possible.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
10 Oct. 2025
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Some, like Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, have said NATO nations should extend their air defense shield into western Ukraine, to both protect territory there and prevent Russian munitions from reaching allied borders.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Sports betting platforms, for their part, have made moves to put safeguards in place.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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Lecornu appeared to have negotiated a safeguard against further political unrest.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Taking over for Brady after his retirement following the 2022 season, was Mayfield, who is off to the best start of his NFL career through six games even while managing without several key offensive weapons.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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Civilians working in cybersecurity, medical care, weapons systems maintenance, intelligence, and logistics are still working and are not included in Trump’s order to pay active-duty personnel.—
Terry Moseley,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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If no shelter is available, crawl to an interior wall away from windows.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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According to The Charlotte Observer, an employee became suspicious after items appeared to be missing, and later found evidence that someone had been sleeping on an inflatable pool float behind a false wall.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Ammunition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ammunition. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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