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
Johannes Neudecker—dpa/Getty Images Besides the guests, the star of the parade was Xi’s inspection of the People’s Liberation Army’s full arsenal.
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
China's nuclear arsenal has especially alarmed Washington and its allies.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
One spectator brought 350 water balloons packed in a cooler, but exhausted his arsenal long before the final race was run.
—M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 2 Sep. 2025
China has more than doubled its nuclear arsenal in the past five years.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
China's nuclear arsenal has especially alarmed Washington and its allies.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
One spectator brought 350 water balloons packed in a cooler, but exhausted his arsenal long before the final race was run.
—M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 2 Sep. 2025
China has more than doubled its nuclear arsenal in the past five years.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arsenal
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The big serve and punch might work on a good night, but the rallies test out all the armory.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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With the money, Wen was able to pay for an armory and a federal firearm license for $150,000 and listed his partner's name as the business owner to register with the Texas secretary of state.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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This year, there’s an especially exciting addition to the warehouse club’s holiday lineup—the return of books.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
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The nonprofit created the 1,400-square-foot grocery store by adding a wall to its existing warehouse.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Arsenal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arsenal. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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