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
China, Russia and the United States are expanding and upgrading their arsenals with new weapons and more of them.
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Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
In comments on Wednesday, Russia’s deputy foreign minister mentioned the New START treaty, an agreement that came into force in 2011, in which the US and Russia pledged to limit their arsenals of nuclear arms.
—Anna Chernova, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
To begin, Washington should take up Putin’s suggestion to maintain the existing caps on their respective nuclear arsenals, which will otherwise be lifted when the New START treaty expires.
—Mariano-Florentino CuÉllar, Foreign Affairs, 25 Sep. 2025
One key weapon in most companies’ arsenals in disputes with affiliates is the NFL.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025
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.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 14 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
Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
In comments on Wednesday, Russia’s deputy foreign minister mentioned the New START treaty, an agreement that came into force in 2011, in which the US and Russia pledged to limit their arsenals of nuclear arms.
—Anna Chernova, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
To begin, Washington should take up Putin’s suggestion to maintain the existing caps on their respective nuclear arsenals, which will otherwise be lifted when the New START treaty expires.
—Mariano-Florentino CuÉllar, Foreign Affairs, 25 Sep. 2025
One key weapon in most companies’ arsenals in disputes with affiliates is the NFL.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025
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.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 14 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arsenals
Noun
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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
Noun
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The robotic system, called Blue Jay, is capable of performing multiple tasks at once in the company’s warehouses, as per Amazon.—
Abhishek Bhardwaj,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Oct. 2025
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Whitestown, filled with warehouses and young families, is one of the fastest growing communities in the state.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
23 Oct. 2025
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The move followed service charge increases at private inland container depots (ICDs) near the port.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Oct. 2025
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For decades, major military powers and humanitarian agencies have established forward bases and supply depots from which materials can be quickly deployed.—
David Szondy
October 13,
New Atlas,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Arsenals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arsenals. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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