as in warehouses
a place where military arms are stored
the soldier was sent to the armory to get a replacement weapon for the one that had been stolen
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Recent Examples of armories
Even if their small military facilities, colloquially known as armories, had physically centralized fitness resources and equipment, many would be unable to take advantage of them.
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Davis Winkie, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Davis Winkie, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for armories
Noun
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The agency, now responsible for foreign aid distribution following the closure of USAID earlier this year, has prepositioned emergency supplies in six global warehouses to support affected communities.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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How many Costco warehouses are in Wisconsin?—
Cailey Gleeson,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The move followed service charge increases at private inland container depots (ICDs) near the port.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Oct. 2025
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For decades, major military powers and humanitarian agencies have established forward bases and supply depots from which materials can be quickly deployed.—
David Szondy
October 13,
New Atlas,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on September 10, 1996, and opened for signature later that month, the treaty seeks to halt the development of new nuclear weapons and limit the advancement of existing arsenals.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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China, Russia and the United States are expanding and upgrading their arsenals with new weapons and more of them.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Armories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armories. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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