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
Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire a year ago, but Israel — which says the group has been rebuilding its armories, and that Lebanon is failing in its commitment to disarm it — has ramped up attacks against Hezbollah in recent days.
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semafor.com, 27 Nov. 2025
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.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
semafor.com, 27 Nov. 2025
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.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for armories
Noun
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Companies, meanwhile, would see their own bills jump for fuel and to stock items on their store shelves or in their data warehouses.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Mar. 2026
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Progress in robotics Agility’s humanoid robot, Digit, has already entered the market, demonstrating its readiness to tackle the labor shortage in factories and warehouses.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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On Sunday, Iran continued attacks on neighbors, while Israel struck fuel depots in Tehran and threatened the Islamic Republic’s power grid.—
Bloomberg News,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Israel struck oil depots in Tehran, sending up thick smoke and causing environmental alerts.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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In a region where nations and leaders measure worth in the kind of wealth that brings respect and the kind of arms that command fear, Iran has consistently chosen building arsenals over building prosperity.—
John Miller,
CNN Money,
25 Feb. 2026
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That has ended limits on the arsenals of the world’s biggest nuclear powers and raised concerns about a possible new arms race.—
Jamey Keaten,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Armories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armories. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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