Definition of arsenalnext
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 To achieve this, Israel employed airstrikes, cyberattacks, interdictions of weapons and covert action to impede Iran’s ability to resupply Hezbollah’s existing arsenal and supply it with more advanced weapons. Amy McAuliffe, The Conversation, 26 June 2026 However, Norman Powell appears likely to leave in free agency, and paired with the loss of Herro, that puts a serious dent in the team’s non-Antetokounmpo/Bam Adebayo arsenal. Juan Carlos Blanco, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 If finalized, the purchase would more than quadruple ICE's current Taser arsenal, replacing about 4,300 devices in the field, according to the February notice. Luke Fountain, CNBC, 29 June 2026 First isolated in the 1940s by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, plutonium has been widely used to build nuclear arsenals by multiple countries. Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for arsenal
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Noun
  • As visitors like Fulkerson settled into folding chairs arranged along the same grassy knoll where John Brown and his followers fought their way into the red-brick armory, Kerwin rose, stepped to the microphone and looked out at the crowd gathered before her.
    Marissa J. Lang, NPR, 26 June 2026
  • The iconic starship is packed with details, from foldout panels that reveal the bridge, command room, and armory to seven minifigures, including Darth Vader and a special Lego Star Wars 25th anniversary Cal Kestis figure.
    Brittany Anas, Entertainment Weekly, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • Integration is one of the biggest hidden costs of deploying new technology, and a humanoid that can’t communicate with a warehouse management system is dependent on being told what to do in person, over and over again.
    John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Others criticized the decision to grant bail to Tammy Machado, the co-owner of the fireworks warehouse property.
    Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026

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“Arsenal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arsenal. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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