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Recent Examples of armament
The ship – which had no armament or gun – would navigate a narrow channel through a huge minefield and dodge air attacks on its voyage south.
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Gawon Bae, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
Originally slated to see active service in 2032, it will now be installed in the Navy's Type 45 frigates by 2027 as part of the ship's regular armament.
—New Atlas, 30 Nov. 2025
The ships would also incorporate heavy armament, especially long-range and hypersonic missiles.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2025
Proposition 50 is California’s armament in a redistricting war that has stormed into at least three states and threatens to spread to others.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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Gawon Bae, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
Originally slated to see active service in 2032, it will now be installed in the Navy's Type 45 frigates by 2027 as part of the ship's regular armament.
—New Atlas, 30 Nov. 2025
The ships would also incorporate heavy armament, especially long-range and hypersonic missiles.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2025
Proposition 50 is California’s armament in a redistricting war that has stormed into at least three states and threatens to spread to others.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for armament
Noun
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The gun and the phone are both weapons — one a tool for violence, and the other a tool of control.—
Tressie McMillan Cottom,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026
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One weapons count carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 30 years and a maximum of life, while another related conspiracy charge also carries a maximum sentence of life.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Each system can fire for only about 30 seconds before running out of ammunition at its lower firing rate.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Feb. 2026
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Russia even built an ammunition plant in Venezuela to produce cartridges for Kalashnikov rifles.—
Juan Pablo Spinetto,
Twin Cities,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The nation has long relied on exquisite weaponry — missiles that cost millions apiece and are too expensive to lose.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Feb. 2026
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Ukraine is short of money and, despite significantly boosting its own arms manufacturing, still needs Western weaponry.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Jan. 2026
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Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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For example, Knapik recommends people do chest and shoulders one day; legs the next day; and back, abdominals, and arms the following day.—
Jamie Friedlander Serrano,
Time,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Armament.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armament. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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