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a large body of men and women organized for land warfare feudal lords depended upon their array for defense

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array

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Recent Examples of array
Noun
The late, great Shane Warne took 40 wickets, the South African-born, skunk-haired Kevin Pietersen announced himself with a thrilling array of shots, and Andrew Flintoff performed magic with both bat and ball to help England over the line. Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025 This whole-home energy backup system pairs modular 10-kWh batteries (expandable up to 80 kWh) with an inverter that can handle up to 40-kW solar panel arrays. Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 19 July 2025
Verb
Situated in a dense beachside enclave, its layout features urban and suburban spaces arrayed around farmland. Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025 Step closer, and the source comes into view: squat metal buildings that look like shipping containers arrayed in a semicircle, thrumming with fans and processors. Dina Temple-Raston, Wired News, 23 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for array
Recent Examples of Synonyms for array
Noun
  • But the upshot of this is that the cluster of stars is like a stellar pantry to which the black hole occasionally goes to feast.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 25 July 2025
  • All three converge near 260, creating a clear cluster of supply that OIH must contend with.
    Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 23 July 2025
Noun
  • When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2025
  • This process would have stolen away all the dwarf galaxy's stars to leave behind a free-floating black hole with just a small, tight grouping of stars left to keep it company.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 25 July 2025
Noun
  • The post-World War II 1960s introduced looser silhouettes as an answer to the constricted styles women wore in decades prior and festival attire coincided with the rise of the boho aesthetic.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 22 July 2025
  • The rest is all Aston Martin-quality craftsmanship, shaping the Vanquish into a taut, sleek form wrapped in formal attire.
    Alex Kalogiannis, ArsTechnica, 22 July 2025
Noun
  • And there were almost no visual effects used when Tim and Millie’s eyes touch in a queasy, skin-crawling sequence.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 30 July 2025
  • Sandler included a tribute for Boyce following a blooper sequence at the end of the film.
    Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 29 July 2025
Noun
  • Carpenter charges her army of supporters $7 a month.
    Justin Conklin, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
  • The gun, a reproduction 1873 single-action army revolver, fired a live round inadvertently loaded by Hannah Gutierrez, the production's weapons handler.
    REUTERS, USA Today, 31 July 2025
Verb
  • Harris, along with other guests at the wedding bash, were seen sitting at a long banquet table adorned with red roses.
    Raven Brunner, People.com, 28 July 2025
  • An Instagram post showed her toes adorned with her own rings—made for fingers.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 July 2025
Verb
  • Before laying their own floral tributes, the family – clad in black — held up peace signs to the cheering crowd of fans, with Sharon being supported by Kelly, 40, and Jack, 39.
    Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025
  • His presence at Lollapalooza drew a crowd clad in cowboy hats and boots who showed up to prove that the Midwest has a thriving country fanbase.
    Sophie Levenson, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
Verb
  • More than 71% of the students are emergent bilingual and 17% are classified as immigrants, according to TEA data.
    Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
  • This year, Jim Bowden classifies 14 clubs as buyers, eight as sellers and eight as on the fence.
    Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 30 July 2025

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“Array.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/array. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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