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adjective

Definition of armorednext
as in shielded

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verb

past tense of armor
as in encapsulated

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Recent Examples of armored
Adjective
The latest version, announced by General Dynamics on social media, introduces changes intended to improve the system’s integration with armored vehicles and expand its reconnaissance and strike capabilities. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026 Because ground evacuation routes were heavily mined and subject to heavy Russian fire, sending in armored vehicles or conventional helicopters was deemed impossible. — New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2026 The armored 7 Series is based on the M760e xDrive plug-in hybrid. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2026 An armored car courier was robbed Wednesday afternoon in the west Chicago suburb of Cicero. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for armored
Recent Examples of Synonyms for armored
  1. shielded
  2. encapsulated
  3. guarded
  4. cocooned
  5. protected
  6. surrounded
  7. defended
  8. ringed
Adjective
  • In the school timeline Carrie is an isolated and shielded child struggling with her father's death and essentially thrown to the wolves at school.
    — David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Packer once helped design a bunker for a client’s horse, with access between the family shelter and a shielded area built into a hillside.
    — Megan Buerger, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of shielded
Verb
  • The researchers encapsulated three commercially available dyes in tiny spheres of poly(methyl methacrylate), or PMMA, a transparent plastic also known as plexiglass.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Her shrunken two-piece skirt suit—the jacket cropped to reveal her abs, the skirt extra-mini—perfectly encapsulated the cartoonish silhouette that Barbie so often rocks.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of encapsulated
Adjective
  • When that happens, people become more guarded, less open and less willing to engage.
    — Tony Gambill, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Our spirits remain guarded, but high, for this one; the Venice Film Festival crowd seemed to eat it up.
    — Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2024
Definition of guarded
Verb
  • The effect is that guests feel cocooned in their own space, far away from the world generally, but even from other guests.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • On Earth, reactors are cocooned inside containment structures, which would be extremely expensive and technically challenging to build on the moon.
    — Selam Gebrekidan, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of cocooned
Adjective
  • Eco effort Because Kanai is a protected area, eco efforts are top of mind.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The result is a more efficient propulsion system that delivers greater range and energy, enabling engagement of highly maneuverable aerial threats at safer distances from protected forces.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of protected
Verb
  • Hybrid pic shot over several years in which a child, Germán, lives isolate in a village, surrounded by adults and elderly people.
    — Annika Pham, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Blake's mother, Christina Smith, had planned to pick up her son that day but instead arrived to find the neighborhood surrounded by police.
    — Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of surrounded
Adjective
  • The idea is to give aircraft another long-range weapon for attacking high-value or time-sensitive targets while keeping those aircraft farther from heavily defended areas.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The city is part of Ukraine’s Fortress Belt, a series of heavily defended cities that Russia must overcome to advance farther into the region.
    — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of defended
Verb
  • The tables were draped in salmon-pink tablecloths and ringed with bright red chairs, and each plate had a napkin folded into a swan.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Enjoy the vistas outside on the private terrace or by the striking pool, located down a series of stone steps and ringed by umbrellas and sun loungers.
    — Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2026
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“Armored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armored. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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