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
Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
The Argentina captain sprang up toward the ball while Fenwick launched himself into the air and led aggressively with his arm, a somewhat unusual manner of challenging for an aerial ball.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
That, combined with his understandable nervousness, caused him to short-arm his first fastball, which sailed at Cey’s head, sending him sprawling into the dirt.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
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Noun
Its knee joints deliver up to 120Nm of torque for stable locomotion, while each arm supports payloads of up to 3 kilograms for object handling and manipulation tasks.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
The Argentina captain sprang up toward the ball while Fenwick launched himself into the air and led aggressively with his arm, a somewhat unusual manner of challenging for an aerial ball.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Verb
The other kind tells the harsh truth to arm her against life’s inevitable horrors.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
That, combined with his understandable nervousness, caused him to short-arm his first fastball, which sailed at Cey’s head, sending him sprawling into the dirt.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arm
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Hamid’s murder conviction also included an enhancement for using a gun in the crime.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
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Investigators said several minors were in the home when a fight broke out and one of them pulled out a gun.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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Strauss, who killed himself in 2005, was employed by Ohio State’s athletic department and medical staff for nearly two decades.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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Mullin took over from former Secretary Kristi Noem in March after she was fired not long after lawmakers pressed her about the department’s massive spending.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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Until recently, the screwworm population was kept at bay via a biological barrier along the Darién Gap at the border of Panama and Colombia.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
3 June 2026
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No single one is going to keep cancer at bay, but reducing daily exposure is certainly possible.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
3 June 2026
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This system, which could form near Mexico's southern coast later this week, joins another weather disturbance that's also expected to form in the Pacific well off the Baja California peninsula this week.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
31 May 2026
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Across the peninsula and its islands, volcanic activity shaped the terrain over hundreds of thousands of years.—
Layne Randolph,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Eco effort The villas are mainly run on solar power (each villa’s roof is slightly sloped to accommodate these solar panels), and the resort is single plastic-free.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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The computing power needs, the competition from Anthropic, the potential for a more business-to-business stream of revenue, the fear that all of the big institutions that own it will want to cash out, makes this one plain fraught.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
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Their final shape, round and big as racquetballs, came together when Dale portioned the dough balls into a silicone half-dome mold.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
2 June 2026
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Both can be a part of a heart-healthy snack when portioned well.—
Heather Jones,
Verywell Health,
15 May 2026
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He was booked at the Long Beach Jail for murder and minor in possession of a firearm.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
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Carrying a firearm without a license.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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Instead, pluralism, naturally associated with diversity and popular agency, was made into the cultural face of capitalism—it was branded as a false openness mimicking the free market, as a flattening that might cause art and art history to lose the threads of progress and quality.—
Katy Siegel,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Aguilar was taken into custody during a SWAT operation involving multiple law enforcement agencies.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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“Arm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arm. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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