as in armory
a place where military arms are stored
sent the ordnance officer to the arsenal for weapons
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His relied heavily on his four-seam fastball, but mixed in the rest of his arsenal — the slider (18 times), changeup (10 times), sweeper (nine times), curveball (eight times) and cutter (five times) — to keep opponents off balanced.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
The launch indicated Iran’s missile arsenal was more potent than previously believed.
—Jiachuan Wu, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
But the highest threat still comes from Iran’s unconventional arsenal, like drones, fast-attack small vessels and even unmanned boats that are filled with explosives.
—Annette Choi, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
Israel destroyed roughly 70% of its massive arsenal of around 150,000 missiles in the last war, but the arsenal that remains is still formidable.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 26 Mar. 2026
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
The launch indicated Iran’s missile arsenal was more potent than previously believed.
—Jiachuan Wu, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
But the highest threat still comes from Iran’s unconventional arsenal, like drones, fast-attack small vessels and even unmanned boats that are filled with explosives.
—Annette Choi, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
Israel destroyed roughly 70% of its massive arsenal of around 150,000 missiles in the last war, but the arsenal that remains is still formidable.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 26 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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Within in an hour of the first departure in Lantana, the helicopter nosedived through the roof of a vacant warehouse near the 3800 block of South Congress Avenue just west of Interstate 95.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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The strikes look to have targeted multiple buildings and small warehouses that make up the barracks, which share the name of the Khordad 15 air defense system officially revealed by the Iranian government in 2019.—
Kevin Collier,
NBC news,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Arsenal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arsenal. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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