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Recent Examples of armed
Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 14 Feb. 2026
Ahead of an armed demonstration this weekend, Indianapolis police reiterated its intent to protect residents' First and Second Amendment rights.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 14 Feb. 2026
Placing armed drones in schools to rapidly respond to shooting incidents.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 13 Feb. 2026
The footage showed a masked and armed man outside of the missing woman’s home.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
The immigration crackdown has featured a cycle of escalation in which armed officers are met by angry protesters, leading to dramatic clashes.
—Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 14 Feb. 2026
Ahead of an armed demonstration this weekend, Indianapolis police reiterated its intent to protect residents' First and Second Amendment rights.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 14 Feb. 2026
Placing armed drones in schools to rapidly respond to shooting incidents.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 13 Feb. 2026
The footage showed a masked and armed man outside of the missing woman’s home.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for armed
Adjective
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All but 3,000 of the 21,000 Japanese defenders in the fortified caves were dead.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Homes with fortified roofs often get a better home insurance premium, too.—
Jessica Elliott,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Prioritize your safety by staying informed and prepared.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Residents were prepared with Ziploc bags full of change, and the runners would give Mardi Gras beads in return for money.—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Judging from the scene on the track, many braced for the news to come.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Feb. 2026
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Pasle-Green stresses a focus on proper form; think of a long spine with a braced core when performing a deadlift.—
Caroline Lubinsky,
Martha Stewart,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Only eight of the Pikachu Illustrator cards have been awarded a PSA Grade 9 and Paul’s sale is the only PSA Grade 10, the highest and most desirable grade assigned by PSA.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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Officers leaving Minnesota will report back to their stations or be assigned elsewhere.—
Ben Finley,
Fortune,
15 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Teams that are out of challenges when a game goes into extra innings are allotted one challenge per inning.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2026
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In recent weeks, Congress rejected Lake’s requests to cut funding to a bare minimum and allotted USAGM something approaching previous levels of funding.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The snowpack the skiers had been travelling on had a weak layer that had been loaded up with snow, making conditions ripe for an avalanche, according to Chris Feutrier, USDA forest supervisor for the Tahoe National Forest.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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The National Weather Service on Wednesday issued a red flag warning, meaning that as the afternoon moved forward conditions would be very dry and windy, making the area ripe for brush fire spread.—
Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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West Altadena received late evacuation alerts, and officials allocated limited firefighting resources to the neighborhood.—
Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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League sources said some of the proposals being discussed include lottery odds being allocated based on two-year records, flattened and/or frozen by the trade deadline or another in-season date.—
Sam Amick,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Armed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armed. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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