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Recent Examples of armada
Those are just some of the strategies Chinese scientists have been developing to counter what Beijing sees as a potent threat: Elon Musk’s armada of Starlink communications satellites.
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Erika Kinetz, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2025
In the 16th century, Spain was a global superpower with its mighty armada, and gold and silver flowing in from its American colonies.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
The small armada competed in a regatta around buoys, practicing how to keep moving in light headwinds.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2025
Deep in the seething, fecund Amazon jungle, a seeker finds wisdom, beauty, exciting new recipes, and inexhaustible armadas of biting insects.
—Olivia James, Outside Online, 24 Apr. 2025
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Erika Kinetz, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2025
In the 16th century, Spain was a global superpower with its mighty armada, and gold and silver flowing in from its American colonies.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
The small armada competed in a regatta around buoys, practicing how to keep moving in light headwinds.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2025
Deep in the seething, fecund Amazon jungle, a seeker finds wisdom, beauty, exciting new recipes, and inexhaustible armadas of biting insects.
—Olivia James, Outside Online, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for armada
Noun
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But the patriots’ real breakthrough came in 1778 and 1779, when the fleets of France and Spain finally joined this contest.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Roosevelt let newspaper editorials hash out the pros and cons of the voyage before making an official announcement, and the leak represented the first time congressmen (and the public) heard about the fleet’s plans to circumnavigate the globe.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Leaders in Congress agreed and sent out armadas of patriot privateers to do just that, plundering British shipping around the Atlantic rim and forcing Royal Navy warships to redeploy to convoy duty.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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In one attack in mid-September, the militants attacked a convoy of more than 100 fuel trucks, setting fire to half of them, according to Armed Conflict Location & Event Data (ACLED), which maps conflicts.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Armada.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armada. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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