as in armories
a place where military arms are stored
sent the ordnance officer to the arsenal for weapons
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Recent Examples of arsenals
If history serves as any guide, none of these six member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council—Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, and Bahrain—is likely to do more than merely supplement their military arsenals with armaments from non-Western countries.
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Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Today, Kim Jong Un is sitting on one of the world’s fastest growing nuclear arsenals, with a variety of options for striking South Korea and Japan, including possible tactical nuclear weapons, and long-range missiles to target the United States.
—Vipin Narang, Foreign Affairs, 5 Sep. 2025
Both Russia and the United States—which have the world's largest and second-largest arsenals—have regularly test-launched intercontinental ballistic missiles.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
As militaries increasingly rely on drones for both roles, systems like the MQM-172 are likely to become a fixture in US and allied arsenals.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2025
At that time, two nuclear superpowers held each other in check while a few other nations kept small arsenals for deterrence and almost all other countries abided by the Non-Proliferation Treaty, meant to limit the spread of these diabolical weapons.
—Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 17 Aug. 2025
Russia is also demanding limits on Ukraine's weapons arsenals and the sophistication of its military technology.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2025
Other countries trying to develop their own arsenals have carried out tests more recently.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2025
China has historically resisted these discussions, arguing that Washington and Moscow should scale back their arsenals before demanding cuts from Beijing.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Today, Kim Jong Un is sitting on one of the world’s fastest growing nuclear arsenals, with a variety of options for striking South Korea and Japan, including possible tactical nuclear weapons, and long-range missiles to target the United States.
—Vipin Narang, Foreign Affairs, 5 Sep. 2025
Both Russia and the United States—which have the world's largest and second-largest arsenals—have regularly test-launched intercontinental ballistic missiles.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
As militaries increasingly rely on drones for both roles, systems like the MQM-172 are likely to become a fixture in US and allied arsenals.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2025
At that time, two nuclear superpowers held each other in check while a few other nations kept small arsenals for deterrence and almost all other countries abided by the Non-Proliferation Treaty, meant to limit the spread of these diabolical weapons.
—Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 17 Aug. 2025
Russia is also demanding limits on Ukraine's weapons arsenals and the sophistication of its military technology.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2025
Other countries trying to develop their own arsenals have carried out tests more recently.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2025
China has historically resisted these discussions, arguing that Washington and Moscow should scale back their arsenals before demanding cuts from Beijing.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arsenals
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Traditional data lakes can store raw data at scale but lack quality controls, while warehouses enforce structure but struggle with unstructured or fast changing data.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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More than 95 percent of Target’s net sales volume was fulfilled by stores rather than warehouses, as of earlier this year.—
Dan Gingiss,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Images from August analyzed by Radio Liberty show ammunition depots at the site which covered more than two square kilometers.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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The local council’s facilities across the town, including libraries, information centers and depots, would remain closed until further notice, Nicholas added.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Arsenals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arsenals. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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