armament

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Recent Examples of armament There are six different armaments that be unlocked, ranging from a staff, axe, and dual blades to explosive skulls and a straight up mini-mech suit. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025 The armaments each have a strength and weakness against certain blades. Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025 The event will involve more than 100 aircraft, hundreds and ground armaments and some equipment being revealed for the first time, according to the Chinese government. Kaylah Jackson, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2025 To pay for Ukraine’s armaments, the U.S. and Europe should seize the $300 billion in frozen Russian bank assets. Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for armament
Recent Examples of Synonyms for armament
Noun
  • When Israel launched the surprise war against Iran last summer, the depth of its infiltration became evident when it was revealed that Israeli intelligence agents smuggled weapons into the country and used them to strike high-value targets from within Iranian territory.
    Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Ole Miss has enough dangerous weapons in quarterback Trinidad Chambliss, running back Kewan Lacy and wide receivers Harrison Wallace III, De’Zhaun Stribling and Deuce Alexander to make a tired defense pay.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The container had 18 rifles, five handguns, firearms magazines, over 36,000 rounds of ammunition and a silencer that had been shipped from Miami.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Taiwan should deepen its reserves of ammunition, energy, and food to withstand a prolonged blockade—measured in months, not weeks.
    Bobby Ghosh, Time, 6 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Like many law enforcement agencies since 9/11, the CBP has substantially beefed up its equipment with military-style weaponry and aircraft, including a fleet of Black Hawk helicopters and Predator drones.
    Andy Rose 19 hr ago, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
  • That’s how troublesome Miami’s arsenal of weaponry has become.
    Omar Kelly Updated October 31, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • At the end of Monday's live Atlas demonstration, the humanoid prototype swung its arms in a theatrical gesture to introduce a static model of the new product version of Atlas, which looked slightly different and was blue in color.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Jan. 2026
  • 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 Jan. 2026

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“Armament.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armament. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.

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