armament

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Recent Examples of armament More than 100 different types of equipment will be included, all of it battle ready and domestically produced, Xu said, adding that a large proportion would be new armaments making their debut. Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025 At the aid site, his friends say Obeid was killed by armaments dropped by an Israeli quadcopter. Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025 Under these circumstances, the German government is not approving any exports of armaments that can be used in the Gaza Strip until further notice. Amanda Castro john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025 Food, in his government’s analysis, had become a weapon used by Hamas to sustain its fighters, reward loyalty, and replenish its armaments through black-market profiteering. Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 4 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for armament
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Noun
  • According to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, the Constable’s Office responded to a weapons disturbance call earlier in the night where Lacy and a family member were involved in a verbal argument.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
  • At launch, there will be 18 maps to compete on and 30 weapons to unlock, with dozens of customization options allowing users to fine tune their guns’ scopes, grips, barrels, and more.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The juvenile's guardians found two weapons with ammunition and gave them to police.
    Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Now, in addition to poring over manifestos and digital footprints, investigators are using these messages found on ammunition and firearms as clues for intention, as illustrated in the Dallas ICE facility incident when investigators were piecing together a possible motive for the attack.
    Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The first is the last major weaponry boost for Ukraine from Washington – the Biden administration’s decision to allow Kyiv to fire ATACMs deep into Russia.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The Ravens' passing attack gets a boost with Isaiah Likely expected to return, giving them more weaponry alongside Zay Flowers and Mark Andrews.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The arms are slightly long but easy to roll up, according to one five-foot shopper.
    Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025

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“Armament.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armament. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.

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