heavily armed

idiom

: carrying many dangerous weapons
a group of heavily armed men

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On these blocks, darkened by the presence of heavily armed federal agents, Minnesotans describe routine movements as calculated risks, unsure which block might erupt into confrontation. Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 2 Feb. 2026 None of us are qualified to coordinate a citywide effort to resist a heavily armed and federally sanctioned squad of sociopaths, unleashed with total impunity upon everyday citizens. Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026 Masked, heavily armed agents traveling in convoys of unmarked SUVs became commonplace in some neighborhoods. Tim Sullivan, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026 That’s the goal of surging heavily armed federal forces into blue states such as Minnesota and Maine—street theater of the most dangerous kind. Hillary Rodham Clinton, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026 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 13 Feb. 2026.

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