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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
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And Anthropic isn’t actually opposed to using AI to deploy autonomous weapons.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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The corrupt and repressive Iranian regime must never have nuclear weapons.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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In one recent prosecution, the Department of Justice charged a father-son duo with attempting to drive more than 300 rifles and pistols, plus ammunition and magazines, over the Mexican border.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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Ukraine has also turned to air drones to routinely strike deep into Russian territory at the Kremlin's war machine, including oil refineries, military airfields and ammunition depots.—
Joanna Kakissis,
NPR,
24 Feb. 2026
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Pyongyang often shows off new weaponry before party gatherings, key events and anniversaries.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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And yet, one day later, Axios reported that the Pentagon may sever its relationship with Anthropic over the company’s insistence that two use cases—the mass surveillance of Americans and fully autonomous weaponry—remain off limits.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
18 Feb. 2026
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His arms were often open and wide as if embracing the musician masses on the stage, holding the whole world in his hands.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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The European Union is by far Ukraine’s largest economic and military backer, with Germany the largest individual contributor of arms.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Armament.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armament. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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