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
Dark red markings on a gray panel, meanwhile, typically indicate that the ammunition contains an irritant or riot-control agent.
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 8 Mar. 2026
Johnson and a woman in the apartment at the time of the search, Melissa Lincks-Morpeau, 44, of Boston, were both arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, carrying a loaded firearm without a license, and unlawful possession of ammunition.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
The six members of the Army Reserve, who were killed by a drone strike at a command center in Kuwait, were all from the 103rd Sustainment Command based in Des Moines, Iowa, which provides food, fuel, water and ammunition, transport equipment and supplies.
—Dallas Morning News, 7 Mar. 2026
In Cuba’s version of events, the 10 men left Florida on a boat filled to the brim with guns, ammunition and explosives.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 8 Mar. 2026
Johnson and a woman in the apartment at the time of the search, Melissa Lincks-Morpeau, 44, of Boston, were both arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, carrying a loaded firearm without a license, and unlawful possession of ammunition.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
The six members of the Army Reserve, who were killed by a drone strike at a command center in Kuwait, were all from the 103rd Sustainment Command based in Des Moines, Iowa, which provides food, fuel, water and ammunition, transport equipment and supplies.
—Dallas Morning News, 7 Mar. 2026
In Cuba’s version of events, the 10 men left Florida on a boat filled to the brim with guns, ammunition and explosives.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ammunition
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But those two additions should make the Panthers’ defense significantly better coming off an NFC South-winning campaign.—
Mike Kaye
Updated March 9,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Mar. 2026
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Christopher Cann Turkey's Defense Ministry said Monday that NATO air defenses shot down a ballistic missile fired from Iran.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, Australia granted asylum to five members of the Iranian women's soccer team Monday, after demands from human rights organizations, soccer unions and Trump that they be given protection.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Mar. 2026
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The shift risks creating uneven protections, as state offices lack the federal power to threaten schools with funding cuts.—
Collin Binkley,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said the weapons landed outside the country's exclusive economic zone and that there were no reports of damage to planes or ships.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Mar. 2026
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The Celtics’ primary offensive weapon early in the game was feeding Queta inside.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
15 Mar. 2026
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Friction offers a different kind of shield.—
Ascend Agency,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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Federal prosecutors accused Lang of assaulting police at the Capitol using an aluminum baseball bat and a riot shield.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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The Pentagon had accepted his compromise, Altman implied, because his safeguards were not smuggled into the contract as an arbitrary restriction of Pentagon freedom.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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The department says its safeguards against fraud and errors could delay paper refunds up to 12 weeks.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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But a final autopsy report determined there was no link between the fight — during which Mejia appeared to slam her head into a wall — and her death.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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The city approved a Phase 1 revitalization plan shepherded by the La Jolla Sunrise Rotary Club to replace walls and doors in the station’s sleeping areas, along with other improvements.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Ammunition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ammunition. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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