as in armory
a place where military arms are stored
sent the ordnance officer to the arsenal for weapons
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Recent Examples of arsenal
Leiter added the cutter to his arsenal this spring in an effort to deploy a more unpredictable three-pronged fastball look alongside his four-seamer and two-seamer.
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Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026
Just as important, the human system behind the arsenal is fraying.
—Richard Goldberg, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
Marsden and González make their suave movie star turns look easy, looking comfortable wielding weapons of any sort from an arsenal that ranges from wicked smirks, and killer one-liners to plenty of guns.
—Stephen Saito, Variety, 16 Mar. 2026
Every Southerner should have an arsenal of chili recipes for every occasion from game days to cold winter nights.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2026
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Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026
Just as important, the human system behind the arsenal is fraying.
—Richard Goldberg, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
Marsden and González make their suave movie star turns look easy, looking comfortable wielding weapons of any sort from an arsenal that ranges from wicked smirks, and killer one-liners to plenty of guns.
—Stephen Saito, Variety, 16 Mar. 2026
Every Southerner should have an arsenal of chili recipes for every occasion from game days to cold winter nights.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arsenal
Noun
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Just the gas of driving to the armory and back twice would take a bite out of that.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
22 Mar. 2026
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In sync with American tastes, there’s an apartment-sized amount of space and an armory of amenities, including an industrial-speed hairdryer and a clothes steamer for any emergency de-crinkling.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The administration has a goal of reaching a total capacity of 100,000 beds, and it's launched a controversial effort to convert warehouses into holding facilities and aggressively expand detention capacity.—
Martin Kaste,
NPR,
26 Mar. 2026
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Luari’s problems include her arrest in September on felony larceny charges for passing a bad check for about $11,000 at an East Hartford restaurant supply warehouse.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Arsenal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arsenal. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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