as in shield
a full suit of armor
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Recent Examples of panoply
Around the edge of the room, different tables stood in for the panoply of systems and services that each family was to navigate – a workplace, social services, a school, a homeless shelter, a bank, and other agencies all staffed by people who previously faced poverty or homelessness in real life.
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Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Most investors couldn’t name a dozen components, and the Russell panoply is full of companies with little to no earnings and not much revenue.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
Kennedy made a panoply of promises but, so far, has watered down or failed to achieved most of them.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 29 Dec. 2025
Connelly and Sonevytsky are of course free to express their allegiance to the cause, but please, spare us sermons about diversity, European values, and the panoply of houses of worship.
—John Connelly, The New York Review of Books, 18 Dec. 2025
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Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Most investors couldn’t name a dozen components, and the Russell panoply is full of companies with little to no earnings and not much revenue.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
Kennedy made a panoply of promises but, so far, has watered down or failed to achieved most of them.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 29 Dec. 2025
Connelly and Sonevytsky are of course free to express their allegiance to the cause, but please, spare us sermons about diversity, European values, and the panoply of houses of worship.
—John Connelly, The New York Review of Books, 18 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for panoply
Noun
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An analysis drafted for the Assembly Public Safety Committee found that the CCPA would not be a comprehensive shield if CIPA was removed.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
14 May 2026
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Finding a dynamic box-to-box midfielder with exceptional passing qualities and the defensive nous to offer a greater shield of protection to the back line is vital, and the safest shortlist would be to include players who already have Premier League experience.—
Gregg Evans,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Koss, getting just his 14th plate appearance of the season, was drilled in the left shoulder area in the bottom of the ninth by Pittsburgh’s Cam Sanders and removed from the ballgame.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
10 May 2026
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That brought Shaurya Bhosale to the plate.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
Noun
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In addition, many of San Diego’s trolley stops are in the South Bay and southeastern San Diego neighborhoods where the city has done significantly less upzoning in recent years — and where much of the land is zoned for single-family housing.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
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But as housing prices have gone up, so have land rents.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
Noun
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Prizes of $600 or higher can be collected at any California State Lottery district office or by mail.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
12 May 2026
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Justice Samuel Alito extended an earlier order by three more days, which means the rules for prescribing mifepristone online or by mail will remain in effect through at least Thursday.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
12 May 2026
Noun
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When the trailer dropped, classics buffs complained about Agamemnon’s armor—dark, shiny, and reminiscent of Nolan’s Batsuit.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
12 May 2026
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Police say that bullet went through Leon's hand, striking the Taser on his body armor.—
Jason Rantala,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
Noun
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By the Second World War, the steel alloys had improved in composition, metal fabrication methods made armor more homogeneous, and the thickness was increased to create much tougher plating.—
David Szondy
May 07,
New Atlas,
7 May 2026
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Trump and the first lady were initially shielded by his detail behind armored plating placed on the stage.—
Calvin Woodward,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Republicans pushed for their initial amendment that would have allowed masks if the facial covering included the officer’s name and badge number on the outside of the mask.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
1 May 2026
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Unlike a nonrigid airship, in which the envelope is airtight and contains the lifting gas, a rigid airship carries its gas in these internal cells, so the outer covering does not function as the primary gas container.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Officers found several shell casings at the scene and interviewed several witnesses.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 May 2026
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Police later said Gallon led investigators to a soda can containing two bullet casings connected to the murders.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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“Panoply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panoply. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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