as in warehouse
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 armory
There's a reason these have been made in people's backyards instead of coming from an armory.
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Charlottegraham-McLay The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 26 Nov. 2025
Located on more than 4 acres, the home has seven bedrooms, nine bathrooms, an underground shooting range with armory, a Zen garden, koi ponds and exotic-animal enclosures.
—Catherine Reagor, AZCentral.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Kimpton Armory Hotel — Montana The Art Deco building in Bozeman was originally constructed in 1941 to serve as the Montana National Guard’s armory, featuring 18-inch-thick walls, a rifle range, a soundproof music room and space for military vehicles.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Since Hocus Pocus 2, the armory has been used in another film shoot.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
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Charlottegraham-McLay The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 26 Nov. 2025
Located on more than 4 acres, the home has seven bedrooms, nine bathrooms, an underground shooting range with armory, a Zen garden, koi ponds and exotic-animal enclosures.
—Catherine Reagor, AZCentral.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Kimpton Armory Hotel — Montana The Art Deco building in Bozeman was originally constructed in 1941 to serve as the Montana National Guard’s armory, featuring 18-inch-thick walls, a rifle range, a soundproof music room and space for military vehicles.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Since Hocus Pocus 2, the armory has been used in another film shoot.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for armory
Noun
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Her efforts as Venus’ conversation partner are described with the same deadpan matter-of-factness as Rika’s warehouse job, making the latter seem just as strange and unrealistic as the former—and vice versa.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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Some drivers are also looking for ways to save, including waiting in longer lines at membership warehouses like Costco for cheaper fuel.—
Chelsea Jones,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Degrading Iran’s war machine The larger munitions would have likely been used to penetrate underground facilities, destroy missile launch bunkers, and collapse tunnels or storage depots.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Mar. 2026
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For those who want the history, the 13 unique suites are tucked into the original building, the 1908 depot’s bones.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Mar. 2026
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Hezbollah’s arsenal includes exploding drones, similar to the ones used by Iran.—
Sylvie Corbet,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Iran’s arsenal of ballistic missiles was seriously depleted and its strategic installations left in rubble.—
Robin Wright,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Armory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armory. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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