as in weapons
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 Synonyms for ammunitions
Noun
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The United States has imposed sanctions on eight North Korean individuals and two entities, accusing them of laundering funds from cybercrime and fraud and channeling them into the North’s nuclear weapons program.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
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The weapons are made from anything inmates could get their hands on, such as pieces of a desk or light fixture.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
4 Nov. 2025
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Lai has pledged to increase military spending to 5% of GDP by 2030, strengthening the island’s defenses in the face of a rising threat from its giant neighbor China.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
31 Oct. 2025
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Gmail’s defenses are strong, and users remain protected.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Companies that host or enable these tools must now consider stronger safeguards and faster takedown systems.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Lawsuit alleges OpenAI weakened suicide safeguards to boost ChatGPT use.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Observers suggest that the test increases pressure on the United States and NATO to reconsider current policies and adapt to the introduction of underwater nuclear drones capable of evading ballistic missile shields.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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While effective, Whipple shields are heavy, costly, and prone to fragmentation on impact, ironically adding more debris to the environment they’re meant to protect.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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America has world-class research institutions, strong intellectual property protections, unparalleled capital markets and a culture of entrepreneurship that no competitor can replicate.—
Sen. Todd Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Our expert take The Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card packs a punch for a $95 annual fee card, offering annual travel credits, comprehensive travel protections and more.—
Jasmin Suknanan,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Odysseus, the Ithacan warrior who is as celebrated for craftiness as Achilles is for brute strength, devises a clever ruse in which the Greeks place a giant wooden horse outside Troy’s walls and pretend to sail away.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Whether through an honest conversation or an unexpected emotional release, this transit helps dissolve walls and toxic barriers, revealing what’s actually hiding beneath the mystery.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Ammunitions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ammunitions. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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