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as in arms
something used to defend
Concealed weapons were not allowed in the building.
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as in tools
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 weapons
Editorial, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026
Sukhmati described how her comrades would raid police stations to steal weapons.
—Dhruv Tikekar, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
The start-up has already received government research contracts totaling $24 million for feasibility testing in inspection, logistics, and weapons handling across the Army, Navy and Air Force.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 30 May 2026
Fighting is also driving ongoing displacements and deaths in the nearby Artibonite region where on Wednesday police destroyed the home of the head of the Kokorat San Ras gang and confiscated several weapons.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 May 2026
Asked about arms sales to Taiwan, Hegseth downplayed concerns that a multi-billion-dollar package could be affected as the United States draws down its weapons stockpiles amid the Middle East conflict.
—Reuters, NBC news, 30 May 2026
And last year, City Council took a 12-0 vote to direct Feldstein Soto to withdraw an effort to halt a federal judge’s order prohibiting LAPD officers from targeting journalists with crowd control weapons.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
Nuclear weapons were state programmes with identifiable facilities and verifiable tests.
—Shlomit Wagman, Fortune, 30 May 2026
An adversary doesn’t need to hack into a weapons program.
—Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
Noun
Several of the advanced weapons systems the battleships are intended to field remain in development; the Navy hasn’t yet shown they can be integrated successfully onto a ship.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026
Sukhmati described how her comrades would raid police stations to steal weapons.
—Dhruv Tikekar, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
The start-up has already received government research contracts totaling $24 million for feasibility testing in inspection, logistics, and weapons handling across the Army, Navy and Air Force.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 30 May 2026
Fighting is also driving ongoing displacements and deaths in the nearby Artibonite region where on Wednesday police destroyed the home of the head of the Kokorat San Ras gang and confiscated several weapons.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 May 2026
Asked about arms sales to Taiwan, Hegseth downplayed concerns that a multi-billion-dollar package could be affected as the United States draws down its weapons stockpiles amid the Middle East conflict.
—Reuters, NBC news, 30 May 2026
And last year, City Council took a 12-0 vote to direct Feldstein Soto to withdraw an effort to halt a federal judge’s order prohibiting LAPD officers from targeting journalists with crowd control weapons.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
Nuclear weapons were state programmes with identifiable facilities and verifiable tests.
—Shlomit Wagman, Fortune, 30 May 2026
An adversary doesn’t need to hack into a weapons program.
—Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weapons
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Her mother was a waitress who could balance six dinner plates up her arms; her father worked in an appliance factory.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 June 2026
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Bezel setting is central to my work, as nearly every piece is built around handmade bezels which, in 22-karat gold, can be fused rather than soldered and then shaped and set entirely by hand using simple tools due to the metal’s purity and softness.—
Thomas Waller,
Footwear News,
27 May 2026
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Every image and person in the film is generated using AI video tools and based on journalistic reports, photographs and eyewitness accounts, the announcement said.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
27 May 2026
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Bathroom amenities and restaurant ingredients are also Uruguayan.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 May 2026
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Those ingredients stayed, and when Harris joined other aspects came to the front of the story, like going back to her old address and the issue of friendship.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
26 May 2026
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Across just 30 days in April, students processed about 120,000 surgical instruments, memorizing the specific cleaning requirements for the many types of clamps, scissors and other devices used to perform everything from tumor biopsies to heart transplants.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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The science payload to be landed there includes seismometers, a drill to allow emplacement of heat flow and electrical conductivity probes, and instruments to study the magnetic field and surface weathering.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 May 2026
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The finding could help scientists better understand how space weather shapes worlds without protective magnetic shields, including planets such as Venus and Saturn's largest moon Titan, the researchers say.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
26 May 2026
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Video shows dozens of officers — some carrying riot shields — corralling the large group in the middle of the street.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2026
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“Weapons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weapons. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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