as in armory
a place where military arms are stored
sent the ordnance officer to the arsenal for weapons
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Recent Examples of arsenal
Advantages: Making that kind of purchase means procuring an arsenal of intellectual property as well as in-house expertise in terms of developing and distributing films.
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 30 June 2025
Likewise, Ukraine used every air defense system in its arsenal, including missile defense batteries, electronic warfare, mobile fire teams with machine guns, and its new F-16 fighter jets.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 29 June 2025
Second, whoever controlled the arsenal would have to demonstrate a willingness to use it.
—Florence Gaub, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
And Iran could launch some of its vast arsenal of missiles against Israel, though that would risk having many of them shot down by Israel’s Iron Dome defense apparatus.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 23 June 2025
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 30 June 2025
Likewise, Ukraine used every air defense system in its arsenal, including missile defense batteries, electronic warfare, mobile fire teams with machine guns, and its new F-16 fighter jets.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 29 June 2025
Second, whoever controlled the arsenal would have to demonstrate a willingness to use it.
—Florence Gaub, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
And Iran could launch some of its vast arsenal of missiles against Israel, though that would risk having many of them shot down by Israel’s Iron Dome defense apparatus.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arsenal
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The government is moving to curtail the indirect supply chains that help build Russia's armory.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
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Yet could a new coalition of European confederates actually produce a nuclear stockpile capable of containing Russia, which holds the planet’s most colossal atomic armory?—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Sam's Club warehouses will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. for Plus members, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. for Club members on the Fourth of July, according to the company's website.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
5 July 2025
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The stream, which started about 20 minutes later than promised earlier on social media, began with long shots of an Iceman warehouse until Drake eventually appeared.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
5 July 2025
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“Arsenal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arsenal. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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