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Definition of armednext

armed

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verb

past tense of arm

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of armed
Adjective
This aims to remove any hiding place and expose Palestinians to fire from military snipers or from armed quadcopter drones that patrol the dune landscape. Literary Hub, 16 July 2026 The port city, which served as the capital of the pre-independence Haiti, is struggling to absorb people displaced by armed gangs in the West, Central Plateau and Artibonite regions, as well as Haitians deported from other countries. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
Verb
The person opened the door armed with a sword and stabbed a Boston Police officer in the arm and knocked the clinician to the ground, according to police. Riley Rourke, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for armed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for armed
Adjective
  • B vitamins are found in foods like meat, fish, eggs, dairy, leafy greens, beans, grains, and fortified cereals.
    Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 30 June 2026
  • As Bolis explained, Malvasia’s story reaches back to Monemvasia, the fortified Greek coastal town whose name the Venetians shortened to Malvasia.
    Layne Randolph, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • Residents in these areas are encouraged to be prepared in case an evacuation is issued.
    Christa Swanson, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • Before opening her store, Altshuler had prepared three hundred and sixty jars of pickles to sell, and eventually started giving them away to people who donated books.
    Emma Allen, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
Adjective
  • Then return the arm and leg to the start position while maintaining your braced core, then repeat on the opposite side.
    Jakob Roze, Health, 23 June 2026
  • The rule went into effect in 2023, requiring owners of these braces to destroy them or register their braced guns with the ATF.
    Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 20 May 2026
Verb
  • Additional programmable keys can be assigned to common functions such as push-to-talk, sending prompts, or accepting and rejecting code changes.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 July 2026
  • At all meals, tables aren't assigned, and guests frequently dine with new friends.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026
Adjective
  • With Brown, Tyrese Maxey and Joel Embiid on the roster, James would finally have the chance, at the ripe age of 41, to be a blender and not have to shoulder the bulk of offensive responsibility.
    Tony Jones, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • Visitors snapped selfies and likened the smell to trash rooms, rotten meat and ripe garbage.
    Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • In declining the option, the Hawks now have access to all of the $15 million allotted to their nontaxpayer midlevel exception.
    Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 29 June 2026
  • This thing is seriously massive, featuring way too many goodies to list in the space allotted here.
    Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • You will be given a deadline to make full payment for the tickets; otherwise, they will be allocated to another ballot entrant.
    Fiona Ward, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026
  • Cost analysts review each line of a utility company’s costs, often thousands of items, and determine how each cost will be allocated.
    Theodore J. Kury, Fortune, 14 July 2026

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“Armed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armed. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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