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 And Reddemann features a live fastball with a varied arsenal of five to six pitches. Troy Renck, Denver Post, 17 July 2026 The emerging threat has also renewed scrutiny of the Iranian weapons networks that helped build the Houthis’ missile and drone arsenal. Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2026 Here are a few smart moves to add to your arsenal and level up your daily dishes. Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 16 July 2026 At the same time, more advanced weaponry has entered Ukraine’s arsenal. Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for arsenal
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  • See The Sight Of John Brown's Raid Near the rivers sits the original armory guard house, where in 1859, abolitionist John Brown led a legendary but ultimately unsuccessful slave revolt.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 July 2026
  • During the Vietnam War, irate protesters splashed blood on military recruiters and firebombed the local armory.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
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  • Images of Russian delivery warehouses and refineries ablaze have punctured the veneer of safety Moscow has tried to maintain four years into the war.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
  • In the Poltava region, next to Dnipropetrovsk region in the west, a drone strike hit warehouses at a private enterprise, killing one person, said regional head Vitalii Diakivnych.
    ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026

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“Arsenal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arsenal. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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