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
But the mass rebellion Brown predicted never materialized, leaving him and his comrades trapped inside the arsenal.
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Marissa J. Lang,
NPR,
26 June 2026
And because the war was still on, the arsenal was quickly rebuilt and brought back online while those who perished were placed in a mass grave in the Allegheny Cemetery, marked only today by one large stone, tucked away on the far side of the burial grounds.
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Christopher Derose,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
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.
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Amy McAuliffe,
The Conversation,
26 June 2026
Different weapons in the same arsenal.
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Datwon Thomas,
VIBE.com,
26 June 2026
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Marissa J. Lang,
NPR,
26 June 2026
And because the war was still on, the arsenal was quickly rebuilt and brought back online while those who perished were placed in a mass grave in the Allegheny Cemetery, marked only today by one large stone, tucked away on the far side of the burial grounds.
—
Christopher Derose,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
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
Different weapons in the same arsenal.
—
Datwon Thomas,
VIBE.com,
26 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for arsenal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arsenal
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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.
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This once-quiet town transformed overnight into a battleground in October 1859, when abolitionist John Brown and a small band of supporters led a now-infamous raid on the town’s federal armory, with plans to arm the populace and start a widespread revolt.
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An aerial view of smoke from a massive warehouse fire at a cold storage facility in Los Angeles on June 20, 2026.
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Several Republican lawmakers whose districts were eyed as potential sites for the warehouses opposed the projects, often saying the warehouses should be used for commercial purposes not immigration detention.
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“Arsenal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arsenal. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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