1
a
: an establishment for the manufacture or storage of arms and military equipment
The city is home to a federal arsenal.
b
: a collection of weapons
2
: store, repertoire
the team's arsenal of veteran players
Examples of arsenal in a Sentence
The city is home to a federal arsenal.
Doctors have a broad arsenal of medicines to choose from.
the team's arsenal of veteran players
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 15 Feb. 2026
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 15 Feb. 2026
There has been some speculation that Lagrange’s future could be as a reliever, which would let his electric arsenal play up in bursts.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2026
Perhaps the answer lies within his six-pitch arsenal.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
If passed, the changes would effectively block DeSantis from using the fund for immigration operations — spending that has transformed what was intended as a hurricane-response reserve into one of the most flexible tools in the Republican governor’s political arsenal.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
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“Arsenal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arsenal. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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arsenal
noun
ar·se·nal
ˈärs-nəl 
-ᵊn-əl
1
: a place for the manufacture or storage of arms
2
: a collection of weapons
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