armament

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Recent Examples of armament The new armament features a Kinsect that harvest extract as players attack. Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026 The images, however, highlight the vast gulf between the United States’ advanced military armament and Cuba’s old Soviet technology. Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026 For 35 years Brazilian political elites have viewed nuclear armament as both unnecessary and counterproductive, given Brazil’s peaceful foreign policy, emphasis on multilateralism, and the Tlatelolco Treaty making Latin America a nuclear-weapons-free zone. Oliver Stuenkel, Time, 9 Jan. 2026 Trump recently announced a multibillion-dollar deal to send to Taiwan a massive armament package, including high-mobility artillery rocket systems, howitzers and drones. Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for armament
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Noun
  • The negotiators discussed the Strait of Hormuz, Baghaei said, but did not mention discussion of nuclear weapons.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Back in Illinois, state lawmakers are considering a gun bill that would require pistol manufacturers to redesign models that can easily be turned into automatic weapons.
    Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The semiautomatic handgun was loaded with five rounds of ammunition, the DA's office said.
    Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Marcel Ware, 20, faces felony charges of possessing an assault rifle, gun and ammunition possession by a felon, and a misdemeanor count of resisting arrest.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Trump has threatened to apply 50% duties on goods from countries supplying Iran with weaponry.
    Hadriana Lowenkron, Bloomberg, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The Bronze age in China was thus not only characterized by its bronze tools and weaponry, but by its advanced social and political structures.
    Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
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, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Merz called for an end to hostilities in southern Lebanon and said militant group Hezbollah must lay down its arms, the German chancellery said in a statement last night.
    Phil Helsel, NBC news, 14 Apr. 2026

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“Armament.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armament. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.

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