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verb

past tense of armor

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Recent Examples of armored
Adjective
About 2,500 people from multiple police forces were involved in the operation, and some armored vehicles were used to conduct the operation, police said. Ellie Kaufman, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2025 Less than 48 hours later, ICE shut down the block, barreling down Broadway against one-way traffic in armored vehicles, triggering national media attention and immediate protests. Max Tani, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025 In Yaoundé, streets were quiet, shops shuttered, and armored vehicles patrolled major intersections. NPR, 27 Oct. 2025 In Israel, Samaritan’s Purse has given 42 ambulances — 28 armored — to Magen David Adom, the country’s emergency services provider. Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for armored
Recent Examples of Synonyms for armored
Adjective
  • Reports about an assault surfaced on social media Wednesday, but exact details on the incident remain shielded as police investigate.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • Galileo’s great realization, encapsulated in the principle of relativity, is that there would be no detectable difference at all.
    Big Think, Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025
  • On Ashanti’s birthday, Nelly also crafted a thoughtful post that encapsulated his love for her in a few words.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 27 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
  • Containment indicates what percentage of the fire perimeter has been surrounded by a control line.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Passengers attended a California church camp The fire department said the bus was returning to Orange County after passengers attended a church camp in the San Bernardino Mountains near Angelus Oaks, a small community surrounded by the San Bernardino National Forest.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 11 Nov. 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 damning element of the alleged Muchu Chhish summit photographs is that no tall peaks appear in the background, yet the mountain is ringed by other high points.
    Owen Clarke, Outside, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The islands are ringed by coral reefs known for their biodiversity.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025

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“Armored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armored. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.

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