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panoply

noun

Definition of panoply

as in shield

a full suit of armor

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Recent Examples of panoply Though not everyone will jump on board, aficionados of the panoply of Nightmare on Halloween the 13th knock-offs – and the diminishing returns that followed – will know the references and get the affectionate, tongue-in-cheek humor. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 12 May 2026 The same goes for the vast panoply of striking images and lighting. — Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026 When allegations of misconduct are made against any party in the system, that party nevertheless deserves the full panoply of constitutional rights afforded to us all. — Nathaniel Percy, Daily News, 5 May 2026 This year, over 200 dealers and 150 exhibitors set up shop at the main show at the Tucson Convention Center during the final weekend, a panoply of minerals, fossils, meteorites and gems on display. — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 9 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for panoply

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Noun

Musk has long identified the heat shield as the company’s most pressing unsolved problem with Starship.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026
Alaïa’s leather Le Teckel bag is very much still en vogue, as are these face-framing shield sunglasses from Thistles.

— Laura Jackson, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of shield

Noun

That brought to the plate three-time All-Star Adley Rutschman, who was still in search of his first signature moment as a Red Sox.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2026
According to National Geographic, as the Arabian plate began to move further under the Eurasian plate, the two plates crumpled together, creating the Zagros Mountains — an impressive stretch of peaks that still exist in Iran.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

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Wiener has long championed making housing easier to build, but in San Francisco resisting development is a bedrock cause for those on the city’s left.

— Dan Walters, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
Wage growth hasn’t kept pace with inflation and the city faces its most severe housing shortage in a generation.

— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of housing

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A Little Rock police incident report lists Shelton as a suspect in the theft of mail from the post office at 7401 Colonel Glenn Road, where a blue postal collection box had been broken into early Friday.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Aug. 2026
One search of a home associated with Davis turned up mail pertaining to the Excalibur Hotel in Las Vegas for Orlando Anderson — Davis’ cousin and fellow Southside Crip was a person of interest in Shakur’s killing, Ladd testified, and was detained.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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In March 2022, Panettiere founded the charity Hoplon International to offer direct relief and life-saving body armor and medical kits to front-line Ukrainian soldiers.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026
Haunted Mansion props on the parade floats will include the conservatory casket, cryptic gravestones, gargoyle candleholders, watchful busts, haunted armor and stretching room portraits.

— Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of armor

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Seline, a 14- to 17-course epicurean adventure told through seasonal and regional ingredients, innovative techniques and showy plating that makes use of bones, antlers and bowls within bowls, has been racking up accolades in 2026.

— Carrie Bell, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Drop the slices into a bowl of ice water to keep them crisp and curled until plating time.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of plating

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Because cannabis requires about three months to grow, the Illinois climate allows for only one or two outdoor harvests a year, but that can be extended with greenhouses or other coverings.

— Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Then only black was allowed, and full-face coverings became mandatory.

— Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of covering

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If internal fluid pressure drops during aggressive extraction, the surrounding earth squeezes the cavern inward, permanently shrinking total storage capacity and crushing steel well casings.

— Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
Five bullet casings were recovered from the scene, where Hernandez-Lopez was pronounced dead.

— Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026

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