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Recent Examples of weaponry
Such weaponry could mark a significant escalation in the ongoing conflict, raising the stakes for both Washington and Moscow.
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Prisoners poured into different Attica facilities, grabbing hostages and possible weaponry from the prison’s metal shop.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
The official also said troops responded with heavy weaponry near Tirah in Khyber district and across the frontier in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province.
—NPR, 12 Oct. 2025
Kim will also likely oversee a military parade, showing off the country’s latest weaponry.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2025
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Prisoners poured into different Attica facilities, grabbing hostages and possible weaponry from the prison’s metal shop.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
The official also said troops responded with heavy weaponry near Tirah in Khyber district and across the frontier in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province.
—NPR, 12 Oct. 2025
Kim will also likely oversee a military parade, showing off the country’s latest weaponry.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weaponry
Noun
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When Israel launched the surprise war against Iran last summer, the depth of its infiltration became evident when it was revealed that Israeli intelligence agents smuggled weapons into the country and used them to strike high-value targets from within Iranian territory.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
7 Jan. 2026
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Ole Miss has enough dangerous weapons in quarterback Trinidad Chambliss, running back Kewan Lacy and wide receivers Harrison Wallace III, De’Zhaun Stribling and Deuce Alexander to make a tired defense pay.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The container had 18 rifles, five handguns, firearms magazines, over 36,000 rounds of ammunition and a silencer that had been shipped from Miami.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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Taiwan should deepen its reserves of ammunition, energy, and food to withstand a prolonged blockade—measured in months, not weeks.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Weaponry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weaponry. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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