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Recent Examples of armored
Samy Magdy, Fortune, 19 Jan. 2026
Hostages rescued At dawn on Sunday, police supported by the army entered the Renovacion I maximum-security prison in Escuintla, about 45 miles south of Guatemala City, using armored vehicles and tear gas.
—CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
By the time coalition ground forces advanced, airpower had destroyed or disabled more than 4,200 Iraqi tanks, armored vehicles, and artillery pieces.
—David A. Deptula, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
And because of this, there's a patchwork of armored and unarmored monitor lizards walking the Earth today.
—New Atlas, 13 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
Israeli armored vehicles and soldiers patrolled city streets and put up barriers where operations were being conducted.
—Samy Magdy, Fortune, 19 Jan. 2026
Hostages rescued At dawn on Sunday, police supported by the army entered the Renovacion I maximum-security prison in Escuintla, about 45 miles south of Guatemala City, using armored vehicles and tear gas.
—CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
By the time coalition ground forces advanced, airpower had destroyed or disabled more than 4,200 Iraqi tanks, armored vehicles, and artillery pieces.
—David A. Deptula, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
And because of this, there's a patchwork of armored and unarmored monitor lizards walking the Earth today.
—New Atlas, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for armored
Adjective
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There was some cowering in seats, some shielded eyes and a general atmosphere of dread.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
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While many details of the settlement remain shielded for the time being, the value of finality is worth emphasizing.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
11 Dec. 2025
Verb
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This is best encapsulated by the unique self-fulfilling nature of crypto prognostications.—
Malana VanTyler,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Jan. 2026
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Unbeaten in nine across all competitions, the form, on paper at least, is good, but belies several patchy performances that were encapsulated in Sunday’s draw at Fulham.—
Jack Bantock,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Selena Gomez as Mabel Mora Gomez earned an Emmy nomination for her role as Mabel, a guarded and sarcastic millennial who strikes up an unexpected friendship with Charles and Oliver.—
Olivia Singh,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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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
Verb
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Where to Stay Oom Bubble Boutique Find your own bubble under the stars, cocooned in nature—but shielded from mosquitos—30 minutes inland at the Oom luxury glamping enclave for adults.—
Gemma Price,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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Some people were still wrapped up in scarves, coats, gloves, keeping themselves cocooned in fabric.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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All the villas are secluded, surrounded by trees, well back from the main path and removed from the beach, so the lights don’t disorient the protected sea turtles.—
Kim Foley MacKinnon,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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Representatives from the developer said on Monday that the city's ordinance did not list the blacksmith shop as a protected landmark and that demolition is in the best interest of the community.—
CBS Chicago Team,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Within two hours, she was found dead, her body surrounded by dingoes, wild Australian native dogs that roam freely on K’gari, a national park famous for its natural beauty off the country’s eastern coast.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026
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The artists José Parlá and Claudia Hilda, his wife, live in a former fire station in Fort Greene surrounded by memories of Cuba, which Parlá’s family fled in 1970 and where Hilda lived until recently.—
Wendy Goodman,
Curbed,
24 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The preservation was so exceptional that the researchers could identify countershading patterns, indicating this armored dinosaur relied on camouflage despite its heavily defended appearance.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Nov. 2025
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Private firefighting outfits defended companies, utilities, and ultrarich enclaves while other parts of the city burned.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The heart of East Troy is Village Square Park, anchored by a brick WPA-era bandstand and ringed with mature trees, indie storefronts, classic diners, and appealing restaurants.—
Sarah Miller,
Midwest Living,
13 Jan. 2026
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The cross, made of guayacán wood and ringed with precious metals, stands about eight feet tall and is believed to have been discovered, as if by a miracle, in a nearby cave in 1868.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Armored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armored. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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