armament

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Recent Examples of armament Another work is supposed to represent a nuclear bomb detonating, displayed while our country is at war, supposedly as a push to dismantle nuclear armaments. — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 8 May 2026 Within these broad categories there was a bewildering array of specific armaments. — Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026 Kim had also supervised two rounds of missile tests from the Choe Hyon last month while vowing to accelerate the nuclear armament of his navy. — ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026 Now, given that the US and Israel have attacked the country as negotiations were ongoing, Iran’s hardliners in parliament are calling on the regime to advance to full nuclear armament. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for armament
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Noun
  • In the long history of artists taking over spaces that once housed the creation of deadly weapons—the Park Avenue Armory in New York, the Arsenale in Venice—Da Corte’s studio was a cannonball factory during the Civil War.
    — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Police also found 11 luxury Rolex watches, along with weapons and drug selling paraphernalia, officials said at a press conference Monday.
    — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • South Korea, the United States and others say North Korea has also supplied artillery, ammunition and missiles to Russia in return for economic and military assistance.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Sanon is also accused obtaining an arsenal of weapons, ammunition and ballistic vests, culminating in the dead-of-night operation coordinated by his allies to storm Moïse’s private residence.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • This rural Texas police department has, for no reason at all, a battle tank, evidence that surge in money and weaponry in the wake of 9/11 has these cops too excited to finally see some action.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
  • There’s the integration of artificial intelligence with military weaponry, which is a real thing that’s happening.
    — Tyler Foggatt, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Loose Screws Or Hardware Other exterior hardware can loosen over time, including screws on the blade arms, motor housing, canopy, or light fixture.
    — Tricia Goss, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The first stage is designed to be captured by giant mechanical arms on its launch gantry, a feat SpaceX has accomplished four times to date.
    — William Harwood, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

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“Armament.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armament. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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