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as in tool
a person or thing that is used to produce a result
Poetry was her weapon of choice in the writing contest.
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Recent Examples of weapon
Shlomit Wagman, Fortune, 30 May 2026
Terry Young and Dominic Miller, initially charged with second-degree murder, pleaded guilty to unlawful use of a weapon and received two-year sentences that included time served.
—Ben Wheeler
may 30, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2026
Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
Simultaneously, Israeli airstrikes destroyed multiple military installations, including fighter jets and weapon caches across Syria.
—Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 23 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Nuclear weapons were state programmes with identifiable facilities and verifiable tests.
—Shlomit Wagman, Fortune, 30 May 2026
Terry Young and Dominic Miller, initially charged with second-degree murder, pleaded guilty to unlawful use of a weapon and received two-year sentences that included time served.
—Ben Wheeler
may 30, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2026
Verb
New England did make one wide receiver addition, bringing in former Buffalo Bills weapon Mack Hollins.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
Simultaneously, Israeli airstrikes destroyed multiple military installations, including fighter jets and weapon caches across Syria.
—Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weapon
Noun
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Hamas has also refused to disarm or decommission its weaponry, Mladenov said, a key element of the ceasefire plan upon which much of the future of Gaza rests.—
Dana Karni,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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While some missiles could take only a year or two to replace, such as precision strike missiles and joint air-to-surface standoff missiles, other more advanced weaponry could take much longer, according to the study released Wednesday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
Noun
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And a health system’s ability to schedule surgeries is gated not just by the availability of doctors and nurses, but also by its ability to maintain a constant flow of clean, reusable medical tools to its operating rooms.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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Josh Mattison, executive vice president of digital revenue pricing, planning and operations at Disney, who reports to Ferro, said in an interview that Ferro made a point to learn the ins and outs of the digital tools at Disney’s disposal.—
Lillian Rizzo,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
Verb
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There is also a hand and arm massage and then another scalp massage and then a cooling down of the steaming before the final rinse.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
29 May 2026
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Arteta embraced his wife Lorena, and sang North London Forever arm in arm with Josh Kroenke and board member Ben Winston.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
Noun
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This acts as a shield to lock moisture in, preventing that precious water your humectants just gathered from evaporating into the room.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
28 May 2026
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Federal authorities used pepper spray, but some demonstrators came prepared with gas masks and shields.—
Christine Sloan,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
Noun
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The kitchen teams source 70% of their ingredients from local purveyors, reducing the hotel’s carbon footprint, too.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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When the skin barrier is healthy, the skin looks calmer, smoother, more luminous and more tolerant of active ingredients, Devgan tells me.—
Rachel Burchfield,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Verb
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Accessibility There are six rooms with accessible showers, which can also be equipped with a chair if necessary.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Outside, the pool house is equipped with an outdoor fireplace for cooking, ideal for whipping up meals during pool parties and the like.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
1 June 2026
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He can be seen in one clip pushing over and seemingly breaking the piano, then walking away from the instrument.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
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The instrument is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity that was issued by Graceland Records in 1995 and unique images.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
1 June 2026
Verb
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The 110th Brigade is helping to buy time for other brigades to reequip with heavier weaponry.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2023
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The company will reequip its Amtrak Long Distance Network, considering ideas from as many as 10 manufacturers, according to Amtrak.—
Alison Fox,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Jan. 2023
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“Weapon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weapon. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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