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Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Another is that the 44-year-old Bukele—now armed with a supermajority in Congress and a Supreme Court packed with allies—has amended the constitution to allow for the indefinite re-election of the President, presumably him.
—Christopher Sabatini, Time, 30 Aug. 2025
An armed man was shot and wounded by Fremont County sheriff’s deputy in Cañon City on Friday night, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
The high-profile kidnapping is among several abductions that have continued to take place in Haiti, where armed gangs have carried out attacks against large swaths of the capital to control territory.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
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Abu Obeida, a spokesperson for Hamas’ armed wing, said fighters in Gaza City were ready.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Another is that the 44-year-old Bukele—now armed with a supermajority in Congress and a Supreme Court packed with allies—has amended the constitution to allow for the indefinite re-election of the President, presumably him.
—Christopher Sabatini, Time, 30 Aug. 2025
An armed man was shot and wounded by Fremont County sheriff’s deputy in Cañon City on Friday night, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
The high-profile kidnapping is among several abductions that have continued to take place in Haiti, where armed gangs have carried out attacks against large swaths of the capital to control territory.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for armed
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The trenches on both sides of the ball are also well fortified, with the offensive line returning five players with starting reps and five defensive lineman who received extensive snaps in the three-man front.—
Steve Reaven,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Aug. 2025
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The organization gathered the leftover supplies—medical-examination tables, stethoscopes, gloves, measuring tapes to diagnose severely malnourished kids, fortified pastes for treating them—to restock its surviving clinics, Sherine Ibrahim, IRC’s country director in Afghanistan, told me.—
Hana Kiros,
The Atlantic,
26 Aug. 2025
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However, experts say to be prepared for hurricane season.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
24 Aug. 2025
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Watch for brake lights and be prepared to react to traffic.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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He’s blessed with a tense, scrabbling physicality on screen, plus a baby-Brando glower beneath a head of striking blond curls, and Nemes directs him into a stance of braced, vulnerable defensiveness that serves the film’s purposes well — even if his character, too, wants for interior light.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
28 Aug. 2025
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Norris was assigned to an administrative position after the incident, and his police powers were suspended pending the outcome of the case.—
Kevin Grasha,
The Enquirer,
30 Aug. 2025
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In his experiment, students who were randomly assigned to be guards began abusing the students who were prisoners after only five days.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Players were also allotted five water breaks -- each two minutes long -- but were also allowed to grab additional water at other times, officials said.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
21 Aug. 2025
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Dellacamera feels hopeful the money allotted for Connecticut will cover a lot of the losses for farmers like him.—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
18 Aug. 2025
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And in a world where time is money, conditions are ripe for a perfect storm of greed, deceit, and willful gullibility—all in the hope of getting ahead faster than the rest.—
Luis E. Romero,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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That means stories highlighting ingenuity, prevention and resilience are ripe for the taking.—
Melissa Jun Rowley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Aug. 2025
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The 660-store restaurant chain has allocated between $600 million and $700 million to the rebranding effort over the next three years.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Lanning’s retort might be a sore spot for Gundy, whose contract was restructured in December after a dismal 3-9 season in 2024, with the $1 million savings reportedly being allocated toward the players.—
Jason Clinkscales,
Sportico.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Armed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armed. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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