as in guns
                                      
              
          
                                                      a portable weapon from which a shot is discharged by gunpowder                                       
              
                             soldiers grabbing their arms and helmets and heading into battle                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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                    as in departments
                                                
              
          
                                                      a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization                                       
              
                             a company that needs to beef up its marketing arm if it wants to compete in today's business world                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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                    as in bays
                                                
              
          
                                                      a part of a body of water that extends beyond the general shoreline                                       
              
                             this arm of the Atlantic is surprisingly peaceful, as the stronger ocean currents do not reach this far                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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                    as in capes
                                                
              
          
                                                      an area of land that juts out into a body of water                                       
              
                             Maine has so many long, narrow arms that jut out into the ocean that early coastal settlers found it much easier to travel by sea                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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                    as in powers
                                                
              
          
                                                      the right or means to command or control others                                       
              
                             few criminals manage to permanently escape the long arm of the law                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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