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Recent Examples of armament
On the long list of reasons the United States could have lost World War II—the terribly effective surprise Japanese attack, an awful lack of military readiness, the relatively untrained troops—there is perhaps no area in which Americans were more initially outmatched than armament.
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Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 1 May 2025
What To Know The nearly 16,000-ton Michael Monsoor, which currently has 80 tubes for launching a variety of missiles in its original armament configuration, departed its home port at Naval Base San Diego on March 28, according to photos released by the U.S. Navy.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
At present, drone armament consists mainly of explosive warheads or bombs, with a few net guns.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Most importantly, some workers coordinated with the French Resistance on D-Day, sabotaging trains to prevent German armaments from reaching the Normandy beaches and fighting off the Allies.
—Sarah Federman, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
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Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 1 May 2025
What To Know The nearly 16,000-ton Michael Monsoor, which currently has 80 tubes for launching a variety of missiles in its original armament configuration, departed its home port at Naval Base San Diego on March 28, according to photos released by the U.S. Navy.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
At present, drone armament consists mainly of explosive warheads or bombs, with a few net guns.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Most importantly, some workers coordinated with the French Resistance on D-Day, sabotaging trains to prevent German armaments from reaching the Normandy beaches and fighting off the Allies.
—Sarah Federman, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for armament
Noun
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During his arrest a month later, a pistol, ammunition and other evidence were seized, according to authorities.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2025
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If satellites are their rifles, then software stacks and AI agents are the ammunition bunkers that empower those weapons.—
Charles Beames,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Such drones, and other sophisticated weaponry, have been provided to the R.S.F. by the United Arab Emirates, an ally of the United States.—
Nicolas Niarchos,
New Yorker,
21 May 2025
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Israeli security officials have previously said that tunnels between Egypt and Gaza have allowed Hamas to stock up on weaponry and other supplies.—
Samuel Granados,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
Noun
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Baxley, who also figures to be one of Aversa’s top arms on the mound, helped Aversa reach that milestone.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2025
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And then Alma came over and jumped into my arms.—
Ken Rosenthal,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Armament.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armament. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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