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
Ferguson was arrested that same night, and police later recovered 48 weapons — including rifles, shotguns, and handguns, and over 26,000 rounds of ammunition — from his home, according to prosecutors.
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Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
Officers executed a search warrant at the home and recovered a box of ammunition matching casings and a round found at the killing.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 22 Apr. 2025
Moreover, given the intensity of contemporary warfare, the speed of attrition, and the costs of modern weaponry, ramping up investment in new equipment and ammunition might still be insufficient to sustain a future war for long.
—Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2025
The terrorist designation would extend U.S. jurisdiction to anyone assisting the gangs, from gun and ammunition traffickers to government officials in Haiti financing the groups.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
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Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
Officers executed a search warrant at the home and recovered a box of ammunition matching casings and a round found at the killing.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 22 Apr. 2025
Moreover, given the intensity of contemporary warfare, the speed of attrition, and the costs of modern weaponry, ramping up investment in new equipment and ammunition might still be insufficient to sustain a future war for long.
—Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2025
The terrorist designation would extend U.S. jurisdiction to anyone assisting the gangs, from gun and ammunition traffickers to government officials in Haiti financing the groups.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ammunition
Noun
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This comes after the jury pool was narrowed to 45 candidates across three days of intense questioning from the prosecution, defense and Judge Arun Subramanian.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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Pino’s defense attorney, Howard Srebnick, said the empty containers stemmed from five boats tied up that day on Elliott Key.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
9 May 2025
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Silva and her husband became TPS holders in 2023, a protection the Trump administration decided would end in April .—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
9 May 2025
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Over a dozen largely Democratic states are suing President Trump's administration over his efforts to fast-track energy projects, saying the administration is bypassing environmental protection laws.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 May 2025
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There’s credits, grenades, shield and health kids to scavenge, on top of tons of materials whose inherent value isn’t really made clear at first — or ever, really.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2025
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Bar a few second-half touches, there seemed to be an invisible parabolic shield around the edge of Inter’s area.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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The first Trump administration continued to weaken safeguards for 35 million acres of federal lands — more than any other administration in history — and offered up millions more for oil and gas development, but stopped short of trying sell off or transfer large areas of the public domain.—
Chris D'Angelo,
Vox,
2 May 2025
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The wildfire mitigation effort President Trump’s administration has acted to roll back environmental safeguards around future logging projects on more than half of U.S. national forests, under an emergency designation that cites dangers from wildfires.—
Jenny Kane and Claire Rush,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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The game includes familiar weapons and vehicles, such as lightsabers, DL-44 blaster pistols, Imperial TIE fighters and the X-Wing.—
Barry Collins,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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Amazon Released Hundreds of New Travel-friendly Clothes and Shoes—Our Top 12 Picks Are All Under $50 Outfit 1: Matching sets are the secret weapon of frequent flyers, making this Anrabess Two-piece Linen Set a fashion win—especially if you’re getting dressed before sunrise.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
2 May 2025
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Finally, something to make your walls really pop (!) from Matilda Goad.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
8 May 2025
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Because when their backs are against the wall, the real Knicks show up.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2025
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“Ammunition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ammunition. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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