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armored

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verb

past tense of armor

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Recent Examples of armored
Adjective
But since Russian forces largely stopped using armored vehicles during their advances in late 2024 and early 2025, and were relying mostly on small infantry assaults, there has been a sharp increase in Russian losses, according to a Mediazona and BBC casualty database. Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025 Build a heavily-armored door that slams shut via a trigger and control panel, and get ready to battle with the rotating turret. Anja Webb, Parents, 7 Oct. 2025 The half-minded design extends to the zombie maps as well, which mostly consists of a bunch of little claustrophobic mini-regions to survive in for a few rounds before moving onto the next location using an armored truck. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025 The officers called for an armored vehicle to assist them at the scene. Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for armored
Recent Examples of Synonyms for armored
Adjective
  • It is expected to deliver clearer imaging of dense, shielded materials like spent nuclear fuel, while also significantly enhancing nuclear safety.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The city’s parks and recreation department replaced its already-aging lights with shielded, dark sky-friendly fixtures last year with federal and local government funding.
    Adithi Ramakrishnan, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The series that really encapsulated the game was that final drive of the half.
    The Athletic NFL Staff, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Recent scholarship about the holiday marks a departure from the celebration of settler triumphalism once encapsulated in President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s 1937 proclamation of Columbus Day.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
  • The Space Force has only acknowledged one of the satellites aboard the USSF-106 mission, but there are more payloads cocooned inside the Vulcan rocket's fairing.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Oregon lawmakers added gender identity as a protected class under state anti-discrimination law in 2021.
    Samantha Riedel, Them., 15 Oct. 2025
  • Deutsch explained that architects have found lowering a ceiling makes a person feel more protected and comfortable.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Picture yourself in an old observatory on a crisp, starry autumn night—bronze instruments glinting in the dim light, surrounded by aged leather and parchment maps.
    Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The duo stands at the center of a giant LED arena surrounded by a hundred opponents.
    Ed Meza, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Ringo recorded a defended pass and recovered the fumble Campbell forced.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • In the first three games of the year, DeJean recorded 22 tackles and a defended pass.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The shutter release is on top in its expected place, and is ringed by the On/Off toggle.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Behind the facility, a large parking lot is ringed with fences topped with razor wire.
    Rick Jervis, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025

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“Armored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armored. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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