1
a
: furnished with weapons
an armed guard
also
: using or involving a weapon
b
: furnished with something that provides security, strength, or efficacy
armed with knowledge
2
: marked by the maintenance of armed forces in readiness
: having an arm or arms especially of a specified kind or number
—usually used in combination
long-armed
two-armed
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Susan Page, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
Protesters filled the streets as Noem was perched on the rooftop of the ICE building, surrounded by armed agents and a camera crew, according to CNN affiliate WLS.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
But with American naval forces gathering off Venezuela's coast, fears are intensifying over what this growing show of force could mean for the prisoners — trapped between fragile diplomacy and the prospect of armed confrontation.
—Manuel Rueda, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
In an update, police said that Al-Shamie was not armed and that one of the deceased victims suffered a gunshot wound likely from police gunfire during the response.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Not in the response from the armed Palestinian group were other provisions detailing Gaza's future, including some Hamas has long rejected.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
Protesters filled the streets as Noem was perched on the rooftop of the ICE building, surrounded by armed agents and a camera crew, according to CNN affiliate WLS.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
But with American naval forces gathering off Venezuela's coast, fears are intensifying over what this growing show of force could mean for the prisoners — trapped between fragile diplomacy and the prospect of armed confrontation.
—Manuel Rueda, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
In an update, police said that Al-Shamie was not armed and that one of the deceased victims suffered a gunshot wound likely from police gunfire during the response.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Armed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/armed. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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armed
adjective1
: having an arm or arms especially of a specified kind or number
—usually used in combination
long-armed
two-armed
2
: having a spiny rostellum
a tapeworm armed with numerous hammer-shaped hooks
Legal Definition
armed
adjective1
: having a weapon
an armed assailant
2
: involving the use of a weapon
an armed attack
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