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
Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
Devastated by grief and horror beneath her armor, yet so valiant in public.
—Time, Time, 7 Apr. 2026
Drone threats reshape armor The GL-6 APS acts as a protective shield for armored vehicles.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Apr. 2026
Still, according to studies, people value a poem, a painting, or a suit of armor much more when they are told that more time and effort went into making it.
—Andrey Mir, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Against a Connecticut team more difficult to kill than a cockroach in body armor and their leading scorer hobbling around with a knee sprain, ankle sprain and bone bruise, the Wolverines gutted out every point in their 69-63 national championship victory.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
Devastated by grief and horror beneath her armor, yet so valiant in public.
—Time, Time, 7 Apr. 2026
Drone threats reshape armor The GL-6 APS acts as a protective shield for armored vehicles.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Apr. 2026
Still, according to studies, people value a poem, a painting, or a suit of armor much more when they are told that more time and effort went into making it.
—Andrey Mir, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for armor
Noun
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The semiautomatic handgun was loaded with five rounds of ammunition, the DA's office said.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Marcel Ware, 20, faces felony charges of possessing an assault rifle, gun and ammunition possession by a felon, and a misdemeanor count of resisting arrest.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Temperatures outside the capsule built up to some 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit as a sheath of plasma enveloped the Orion spacecraft, named Integrity, and its four long-distance travelers, temporarily blocking radio signals the Moon ship and Mission Control in Houston.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
11 Apr. 2026
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Jane Kaczmarek wore a sunny yellow sheath to wed her high school sweetheart, Rusty Long, after the two reconnected at their 50th high school reunion.—
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Make like a cat and cocoon yourself in the Gubi F300 chair.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
31 Mar. 2026
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In the video, the dachshund is shown completely wrapped inside the sleeve of a dressing gown, his long and short body tightly cocooned as his owner frantically but gently rolls the fabric to release him.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The crisis of American defense production has been slowly worsening since the start of the Russian invasion in Ukraine.—
Garrett M. Graff,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2026
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His successor is expected to reverse Hungary’s Russia-friendly policies and lift the nation’s blockade of European Union military aid for Ukraine’s defense against Russian invasion.—
Nicholas Riccardi,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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Responding officers found shell casings in the area, police said.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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In the car, investigators found a Taco Bell bag, several documents with Catalan-Sharr’s name on them and ammunition matching a shell casing found at the scene, according to the statement.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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On Thursday, the Royals revealed new City Connect uniforms that are meant to encapsulate the city’s heartland location and link to franchise history.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2026
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Nearly 500 interviews with couples from 1937 through the 1980s, the breadth of which daughter Dorothy sorts through over a season, her father’s life’s work encapsulated in 25 large cardboard boxes.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The easy-to-use glossing treatment, which should be applied to damp hair and followed by a blow dryer to activate the frizz-fighting alpha acids, is a semi-permanent smoothing spray that basically creates a water-resistant shield to prevent flyaways—even in the most humid of places.—
Eva Thomas,
InStyle,
9 Apr. 2026
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Teams unanimously approved sticking with the hardware for Artemis II and only adjusting the reentry trajectory, instead of replacing the heat shield.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Apr. 2026
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The rule targets mixed-status households, in which some members are citizens and some are not, and prevents the entire household from receiving housing.—
Laura Turbay,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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On and on the TaxWatch report goes, listing higher and higher costs of housing, groceries, rent, utilities and child care.—
Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Armor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armor. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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