ARMAMENTS Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

armaments

noun

plural of armament

as in weapons

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Though described as a sale, the transaction is financed through a mechanism known as foreign military financing, in which the United States provides the money that Israel uses to buy the weapons.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
Such a vehicle could use abundant electricity for lasers, microwave weapons, radar, and electronic warfare.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026

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By the end of the 2020s, Combs will set foot back inside his palatial $48 million Miami waterfront home, warmly welcomed into the arms of those who have remained fiercely loyal to him.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
The AfD has called for an end to all arms deliveries to Ukraine and a lifting of all sanctions on Russia.

— Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2026

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