ARMAMENTS Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

armaments

noun

plural of armament

as in weapons

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Noun

Zelenskyy said Russia had attacked Ukraine with more than 100 weapons since Monday evening.

— HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
Years of convictions for escape, battery and weapons while in prison kept adding time to his total sentence.

— David Fischer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

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The group, which has local arms around the country, regularly organizes protests, sit-ins and climate strikes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
Stamos and Christian Love helped Mike to his feet, and then, on either side of him, held his arms aloft in the air in a triumphant pose, until the curtains closed in front of them.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

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