weaponry

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Recent Examples of weaponry The critical mineral is needed for munitions, including missiles, some nuclear weaponry and other military equipment like night-vision goggles. Kevin Fixler september 20, Idaho Statesman, 20 Sep. 2025 The poem moves further, imagining peace in Palestine and bomb makers baking cakes instead of making weaponry. Daniella Walsh, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025 Drone dilemma The US excels at building large, expensive weaponry, but most American soldiers lack the know-how for fighting with unmanned systems. Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025 Similarly, the practice of writing on ammunition and weaponry has also become a theme among shooters. Ben Goggin, NBC news, 12 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for weaponry
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Noun
  • After all, auto factories supplied weapons during World War II and still could.
    Rebecca A. Fannin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Both Russian and Ukrainian forces also use these shorter-range weapons to attack in populated areas just behind the front lines.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • After leaving the bar, Routt tried to get rid of the gun and ammunition at a gas station, which detectives later found in a nearby dumpster, the complaint said.
    Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 27 Sep. 2025
  • For indoor storage, guns should be kept unloaded and locked in appropriate safes or lockboxes for handguns, with ammunition in a separate safe, the AAP recommends.
    Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025

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“Weaponry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weaponry. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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