as in shield
a full suit of armor
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Recent Examples of panoply
Our palm panoply extends to the ritzy Canary Island date palm, the pygmy date and windmill palms, and a mini-monarchy of queen and king palms, which look a little haphazardly asymmetrical.
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
For Wilson Bentley, the late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century microphotographic innovator and bona-fide snowflake obsessive, contemplating the dazzling panoply of kaleidoscopic snow-crystal formations was a pastime that never lost its lustre.
—Chris Wiley, The New Yorker, 15 Feb. 2025
But convincing the United States to sign and ratify this panoply of international instruments might be plausible.
—Jorge G. CastaÑeda, Foreign Affairs, 4 Feb. 2025
Meaney’s face somehow encapsulates the panoply of frenzy with hundreds of photographers, cameras, lights and mics jammed outside the one-time celebrity hangout.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
For Wilson Bentley, the late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century microphotographic innovator and bona-fide snowflake obsessive, contemplating the dazzling panoply of kaleidoscopic snow-crystal formations was a pastime that never lost its lustre.
—Chris Wiley, The New Yorker, 15 Feb. 2025
But convincing the United States to sign and ratify this panoply of international instruments might be plausible.
—Jorge G. CastaÑeda, Foreign Affairs, 4 Feb. 2025
Meaney’s face somehow encapsulates the panoply of frenzy with hundreds of photographers, cameras, lights and mics jammed outside the one-time celebrity hangout.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for panoply
Noun
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Irina Shayk From her shield shades and dad shoes combo to her roster of red carpet dresses, Shayk is owning Cannes—even without a film to promote.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
16 May 2025
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With the shield, the second primary mechanic comes into play: parrying.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
15 May 2025
Noun
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An all-German cheese plate for dessert was a standout—especially a raw milk, mushroomy beauty that oozed onto the plate.—
Hannah Howard,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2025
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The 12 plate appearances over three straight hitless games is tied for second-longest drought of his young career.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 May 2025
Noun
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She’s dressed almost like a little Napoleon, and her suits are like a carapace of steel on her body, with these big shoulder pads.—
Cat Cardenas,
Vogue,
16 Apr. 2025
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Inevitably, some entrepreneur is going to come out with a complicated token that makes all kinds of promises, but tries to mask all that by calling it a meme coin — as if that language will now put it within some sort of anti-regulatory carapace.—
Brady Dale,
Axios,
3 Mar. 2025
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Will mail be delivered? Memorial Day is a USPS holiday, according to the agency's website, meaning mail will not be delivered and post offices will be closed for retail transactions on May 26.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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The labor action does not constitute a nationwide strike or work stoppage, calming the fears of businesses that use Canada Post to ship mail and parcels after a previous month-long strike hampered the 2024 holiday season.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
23 May 2025
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Questions loom over Trump’s order to create housing for 6,000 homeless veterans.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2025
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Soon after, our son and his family of four and a dog lost their housing as their rental situation failed after the landowner passed away.—
Eric Thomas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 May 2025
Noun
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The anatomy of these flakes of invertebrate armor resembled the teeth of vertebrates.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
24 May 2025
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The daughter of a generous and pragmatic father who worked for the Internal Revenue Service and a mother who wore a suit of armor over a devastating diagnosis.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Because of rising costs, the coins are now made mostly of zinc with copper plating.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
22 May 2025
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In the device, the zinc anode stores energy like a battery through the plating and stripping of zinc ions.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
10 May 2025
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Texturally, flower petals resemble the thin covering on a Chinese lantern, which is another one of its common names.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
17 May 2025
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The space also serves to debut a new Kith & Kin Crest logo that is embossed in the leather wall coverings and custom light fixtures.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
15 May 2025
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“Panoply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panoply. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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