1
as in ammunition
means or method of defending
the skunk's primary armor is the foul-smelling fluid that it can eject
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2
as in sheath
something that encloses another thing especially to protect it
the crab's armor makes it difficult prey for some smaller predators
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as in to cocoon
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Recent Examples of armor
Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026
While on the property, officers seized 13 firearms, four soft-body armor vests and 30 high-capacity magazines.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Designed from high-temperature polyimide aerogel, the armor encases the drone’s sensitive parts in a single cast structure.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 26 Jan. 2026
Agents also recovered two helmets and body armor, according to the DOJ.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026
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Noun
The federal agents sent to Minnesota wear body armor and masks, and bear long guns and sidearms.
—Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026
While on the property, officers seized 13 firearms, four soft-body armor vests and 30 high-capacity magazines.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Designed from high-temperature polyimide aerogel, the armor encases the drone’s sensitive parts in a single cast structure.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 26 Jan. 2026
Agents also recovered two helmets and body armor, according to the DOJ.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for armor
Noun
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After Maldonado consented to a search, police located seven rounds of ammunition in his back pocket, a black face mask in his jacket pocket and a gun in the vehicle.—
Elissa Jorgensen,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Vaughn was previously convicted of on three counts each of armed assault to murder and mayhem, and a single count of unlawful possession of ammunition in 2007.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Metallic heels were also on order for another of her husband's premieres — plus a textured sheath and her trademark glossy waves.—
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
4 Feb. 2026
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The sleeveless sheath featured a deep V-neckline and strong, slightly extended shoulders, with sequins running in dense rows throughout.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Drivers who failed to dig out while the snow from our late-January storm was still soft are now contending with thick walls of ice cocooning their vehicles.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
5 Feb. 2026
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Josephson likes to turn down the volume on the outside world, cocooning her readers in the white noise of affirmation.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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By Monday, other top athletes who have previously found themselves in political controversy were rallying to Hess' defense.—
STEVEN SLOAN,
Arkansas Online,
10 Feb. 2026
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And on Sunday before 70,823 at Levi’s Stadium, the unit showed the world there is room for more than one hard-hitting, suffocating defense in Seahawks history.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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The Mobile Crime Unit responded to process the scene and found multiple shell casings.—
Garrett Behanna,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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Forty-two shell casings were recovered by police inside and outside the lounge.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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While sateen tends to be more dense as the threads are packed tightly, the Signature Hemmed Sheet Set from Boll & Branch manages to encapsulate the buttery softness without feeling too heavy.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
7 Feb. 2026
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And so that’s kind of encapsulated in the scene with him and Maggie afterwards.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
7 Feb. 2026
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Gurus can deliver millions of devoted followers as a consolidated vote bank, and in return politicians may provide a shield of patronage, according to Ronki Ram, a professor at the Institute for Development and Communication in Chandigarh, who has researched Singh and the Dera Sacha Sauda.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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In 1651, Thomas Hobbes used the Leviathan to represent a great monster made up of tiny individual elements (the shields).—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Feb. 2026
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The data is varied, including metrics like population, education, available housing and tree cover.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Feb. 2026
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The goal, advocates say, is to increase housing affordability — both for homeowners looking to build on their land and for renters seeking lower-cost options.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Armor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armor. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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