weapon 1 of 2

noun

Definition of weaponnext
1
as in weaponry
something used to defend Concealed weapons were not allowed in the building.

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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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weapon

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verb

as in to arm

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Recent Examples of weapon
Noun
Brennan was previously convicted of second-degree murder with a deadly weapon after stabbing her 76-year-old mother to death with a butcher knife in Hollywood in 2014, according to a probable cause affidavit. — Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026 Crimes against society, including prostitution, drug and weapons offenses, decreased slightly, going from 278 incidents last year to 227 incidents so far this year. — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
Disneyland visitors who have always wanted to try the $250 lightsaber building experience in Savi’s Workshop without footing the bill or having to lug the Jedi Knight weapon all over the Anaheim theme park will now get their chance. — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 22 May 2026 Potentially, starting as a kickoff/coverage teams weapon — 15 career tackles covering punts. — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for weapon
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weapon
  1. weaponry
  2. tool
  3. arm
  4. shield
  5. ingredient
  6. equip
  7. instrument
  8. reequip
Noun
  • Based on recent production patterns, replenishing the supply of weaponry will take several years.
    — Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026
  • While Gaza’s police force is expected to hand over its arms, that doesn’t include the vast majority of Hamas militants, and heavy weaponry is not included in that part of the agreement, according to the officials.
    — Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of weaponry
Noun
  • And for broadcast leaders, please keep investing in reporters and tools to serve the traveling public.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • His company depended on a third-party tool to connect its data infrastructure, and the deciding problem turned out not to be the price.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of tool
Verb
  • Overall, Disney’s experiential business is faring better than that of Comcast’s, which saw attendance drop in its own last report and is spinning its parks arm off as part of NBCUniversal.
    — Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Telemachus’ lone contribution is killing Melanthius, the traitorous Ithacan farmhand, thus preventing him from continuing to arm the suitors.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 July 2026
Definition of arm
Noun
  • The facility will next undergo containment pressure tests to ensure the outer shield can withstand extreme pressure spikes.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Coleus, Artemisia, Persian shield (Strobilanthes auriculata var.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of shield
Noun
  • Servers are quick to help navigate the offbeat descriptions and ingredients.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2026
  • They are required to have the same active ingredient, strength, dosage form, route of administration, and quality standards.
    — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of ingredient
Verb
  • In addition to being under-equipped in terms of intelligence and logistics, Nigeria’s army has had a problem with poor remuneration that impedes counter-terrorism campaigns.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Ahead of the delivery, baby Aloni's first outfit was picked out, mom's bag was packed, and dad was fully equipped with the birthing plan and prepared for all scenarios.
    — La'Tasha Givens, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of equip
Noun
  • At that point a central bank is no longer looking at a harvest but at second-round effects, and its instrument for those is the price of money.
    — Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • With characterization finished, GRETA is entering its regular operational phase as a primary instrument for FRIB users.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of instrument
Verb
  • The 110th Brigade is helping to buy time for other brigades to reequip with heavier weaponry.
    — David Axe, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2023
  • In the meantime, the first Ukrainian brigade fully to reequip with Western tanks probably will ride in Leopard 1A5s from the mid-1980s.
    — David Axe, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2023
Definition of reequip

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