arsenals

plural of arsenal
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 Among the most destructive munitions in Western military arsenals, an MK-84 explosion sends metal fragments in every direction for thousands of feet, can rip through metal and thick concrete, and often creates large craters in the earth. Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026 Even on less dazzling days, Nola and Painter have some positives to lean on in their arsenals. Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 Experts say North Korea has often used its rivals’ drills as a pretext to ramp up testing activities to expand its weapons arsenals and promote public support for the reclusive North Korean leader. Konstantin Toropin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026 Experts say North Korea has often used its rivals' drills as a pretext to ramp up its testing activities to expand its weapons arsenals and promote public support for leader Kim Jong Un. ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026 True peace requires restraining both nuclear and conventional arsenals. William Hartung, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 First isolated in the 1940s by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, plutonium has been widely used to build nuclear arsenals by multiple countries. Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 30 June 2026 Israel and some Gulf states also have the bomb in their arsenals. Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Money, 11 June 2026 Iran’s proxies in Iraq also possess advanced arsenals, including ballistic missiles and anti-aircraft weapons. Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
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Noun
  • The work is part of a larger effort statewide to update the National Guard’s armories, as renovations in recent years have either been completed or are planned at many readiness centers, including those in Brainerd, New Ulm, Marshall, Moorhead and Fergus Falls.
    Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026
  • 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.
    Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 24 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The helicopter crashed in a driveway between two warehouses, smashing into a pair of truck cargo containers while the news crew tried grabbing video footage of a serious collision involving a Metro bus that also left two people dead.
    Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Opinion polls have shown United Russia, a party backed by Putin, far ahead of its rivals, although the party's approval ratings have slumped to a four-year low amid a nationwide fuel crisis and Ukrainian drone strikes on delivery warehouses.
    Sam Meredith,Anniek Bao, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
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  • By 2024, they were regularly being used to strike Russian airfields, ammunition depots and oil refineries.
    Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Russian oil depots set ablaze In Russia, a large-scale Ukrainian drone strike hit the Black Sea resort city of Sochi and the nearby district of Sirius, regional officials said Friday.
    Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

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“Arsenals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arsenals. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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