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heavily armed

idiom

: carrying many dangerous weapons
a group of heavily armed men

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In late September, the United Nations Security Council voted to create a gang suppression force of about 5,500 troops that will be deployed to Haiti to fight the nation’s heavily armed criminal groups. CNN Money, 16 Nov. 2025 The White House posted a video on social media of heavily armed agents taking him into custody. Andrew Goudsward, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025 Several others showed up heavily armed, including Ben Fitzpatrick, of Eagle, who wore a black MAGA hat and carried a semi-automatic rifle slung across his shoulder. Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 3 Nov. 2025 Militias, which are heavily armed, have also been assigned to protect the coastal region at high alert, according to the officials. Aicha El Hammar Castano, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for heavily armed

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“Heavily armed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavily%20armed. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

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