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
The pact's termination left no caps on the two largest atomic arsenals for the first time in more than a half-century, fueling fears of an unconstrained nuclear arms race.
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Vladimir Isachenkov The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 6 Feb. 2026
France said an agreement between states with the biggest nuclear arsenals was crucial, at a time when there is an unprecedented weakening of nuclear norms.
—Reuters, NBC news, 6 Feb. 2026
China in the mix Unlike the days of the Cold War, when the United States and Russia were locked in a two-way race to increase their nuclear arsenals, the current situation is complicated by a third player in the nuclear game – China.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
The pact’s termination left no caps on the two largest atomic arsenals for the first time in more than a half-century, fueling fears of an unconstrained nuclear arms race.
—Vladimir Isachenkov, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Those committees tend to open up their considerable arsenals closer to election day, which in the case of the gubernatorial race’s open primary comes June 2.
—Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Russia will be weaker, its arsenals depleted, and its prestige diminished when the dust finally settles.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
In polling conducted by YouGov in April 2025, majorities in Denmark, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Sweden opposed their countries’ developing their own nuclear arsenals, and even higher percentages opposed American nuclear weapons being stationed in their country.
—Siegfried Hecker, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Vertical proliferation is when the nations that already have nuclear bombs—there are nine—add to their arsenals, as China is doing now.
—Robin Wright, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
Vladimir Isachenkov The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 6 Feb. 2026
France said an agreement between states with the biggest nuclear arsenals was crucial, at a time when there is an unprecedented weakening of nuclear norms.
—Reuters, NBC news, 6 Feb. 2026
China in the mix Unlike the days of the Cold War, when the United States and Russia were locked in a two-way race to increase their nuclear arsenals, the current situation is complicated by a third player in the nuclear game – China.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
The pact’s termination left no caps on the two largest atomic arsenals for the first time in more than a half-century, fueling fears of an unconstrained nuclear arms race.
—Vladimir Isachenkov, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Those committees tend to open up their considerable arsenals closer to election day, which in the case of the gubernatorial race’s open primary comes June 2.
—Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Russia will be weaker, its arsenals depleted, and its prestige diminished when the dust finally settles.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
In polling conducted by YouGov in April 2025, majorities in Denmark, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Sweden opposed their countries’ developing their own nuclear arsenals, and even higher percentages opposed American nuclear weapons being stationed in their country.
—Siegfried Hecker, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Vertical proliferation is when the nations that already have nuclear bombs—there are nine—add to their arsenals, as China is doing now.
—Robin Wright, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arsenals
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Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire a year ago, but Israel — which says the group has been rebuilding its armories, and that Lebanon is failing in its commitment to disarm it — has ramped up attacks against Hezbollah in recent days.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
27 Nov. 2025
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Even if their small military facilities, colloquially known as armories, had physically centralized fitness resources and equipment, many would be unable to take advantage of them.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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Plans to convert warehouses into mass detention facilities are underway in six other cities across Missouri, Arizona, Louisiana, Texas and Virginia.—
Lautaro Grinspan,
AJC.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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Unlike many general-purpose humanoid platforms, the Mentee Bot focuses on consistent performance, scalability, and uninterrupted operation in challenging environments such as warehouses, manufacturing facilities, and logistics hubs.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
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Construction continues across the network, including work on passenger stations and supporting infrastructure such as bridges, tunnels and depots.—
Keith J Fernandez,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Jan. 2026
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The software manages the complex schedule for charging buses at the depots.—
Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
18 Jan. 2026
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“Arsenals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arsenals. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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