as in gun
a portable weapon from which a shot is discharged by gunpowder
soldiers grabbing their arms and helmets and heading into battle
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as in department
a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization
a company that needs to beef up its marketing arm if it wants to compete in today's business world
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as in bay
a part of a body of water that extends beyond the general shoreline
this arm of the Atlantic is surprisingly peaceful, as the stronger ocean currents do not reach this far
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as in peninsula
an area of land that juts out into a body of water
Maine has so many long, narrow arms that jut out into the ocean that early coastal settlers found it much easier to travel by sea
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as in power
the right or means to command or control others
few criminals manage to permanently escape the long arm of the law
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as in to portion
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Recent Examples of arm
Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
Chaos unfolded at Antioch High School at 11:09 a.m. Wednesday as a 17-year-old male student armed with a pistol opened fire in the cafeteria, fatally wounding a 16-year-old girl and leaving another male student with a graze wound.
—Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Helen Whybrow
july 7, Literary Hub, 7 July 2025
In a desperate attempt to escape, Ryan tried to break a window and suffered a severe cut to his arm, Salas said.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 7 July 2025
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Noun
What crisis response looks like in Waukesha County CIT was first created in 1988 in Memphis, Tennessee, after police killed Joseph Robinson, a 27-year-old man armed with a knife.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
Chaos unfolded at Antioch High School at 11:09 a.m. Wednesday as a 17-year-old male student armed with a pistol opened fire in the cafeteria, fatally wounding a 16-year-old girl and leaving another male student with a graze wound.
—Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Verb
Peter appears behind a pool of light, the Remington .22 that his father gave him under his arm, his hands fingering ammo in the pockets of his jeans.
—Helen Whybrow
july 7, Literary Hub, 7 July 2025
In a desperate attempt to escape, Ryan tried to break a window and suffered a severe cut to his arm, Salas said.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 7 July 2025
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The main preparation room is strategically located adjacent to the walk-in freezer, which includes large bins of pre-mixed and portioned cookies prepared at the bakery’s central production facility.—
Camila Pedrosa
July 4,
Sacbee.com,
4 July 2025
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The rate is based on an assessment of each property’s future benefit to improvements and to portion out costs among property owners.—
Mason Rouser,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Both cow's milk and oat milk may be fortified with vitamins A and D, so check the label for vitamin content.8 Vitamin A: Helps to keep the skin and eyes healthy.—
Lana Barhum,
Verywell Health,
12 July 2025
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Khan, by contrast, is being tasked with a narrower but highly strategic mission: fortifying Apple's supply chain, localizing production, and driving environmental accountability.—
Nate Bennett,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Drink it in the sun to refresh while preparing, use it in your recipes to caramelize or sweeten and pair it to help your tongue handle when there’s a lot going on.—
Chelsea Davis,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Local and federal authorities across the country are likely preparing for potential threats during Fourth of July celebrations next weekend amid tensions between the United States and the Middle East, according to a former U.S. Secret Service agent.—
Audrey Conklin,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
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Healey also conveniently neglects to mention the scores of no-bid contracts her administration handed out to pay for the hotel shelters and house and feed the migrants.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
7 July 2025
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In late February, Bondi handed out binders with Epstein case files to pro-Trump social media influencers at the White House -- files that ultimately contained little new information.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 July 2025
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First Qatar, then Senegal, Togo, Spain, Colombia, Brazil, China, Lebanon and the U.K. spoke for three minutes each, the time allotted to member states.—
Isabelle Mayault,
The Dial,
8 July 2025
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Even more unconventional is the way these portals are arrayed and allotted.—
Brett Berk,
Robb Report,
8 July 2025
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Roughly $106 million in federal funds that support underserved children are in limbo for Tennessee after the U.S. Department of Education missed a key deadline to allocate the money.—
Rachel Wegner,
The Tennessean,
10 July 2025
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The third would appropriate relief and recovery funding to assist Hill Country flood victims, including allocating local match funding for jurisdictions eligible for FEMA public assistance.—
Bethany Blankley,
The Washington Examiner,
10 July 2025
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The majority of the money doled out (46%) went to rental payments.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 July 2025
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The then-councilor doled out a $13,000 bonus to one of her Council staffers, a relative but not immediate family member, on the condition that $7,000 be kicked back to her.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
4 July 2025
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“Arm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arm. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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