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
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.
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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
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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arsenals
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There is actually quite a bit of science and experimentation that goes into storing barrels in warehouses, believe it or not.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
2 Oct. 2025
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As the population increased, apartments, shopping centers, offices and warehouses replaced many of the orange groves and forests that once surrounded Orlando.—
Gisela Salomon,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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According to an investigative report compiled by the Middle East Forum, using on-the-ground sources embedded in Iranian military installations across Syria since 2018, Iran has not only constructed underground tunnels and weapons depots for its disposal.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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In addition to plans for fuel depots in orbit, which SpaceX hopes to use to service missions with the Starship and Superheavy, OOR is also being investigated for the sake of satellite refueling.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Arsenals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arsenals. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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