heavily armed

idiom

: carrying many dangerous weapons
a group of heavily armed men

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Tourists visiting Cancún and Mexico’s Riviera Maya this summer are being greeted not just with ocean breezes and poolside cocktails, but by heavily armed patrols. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2025 Since one of the groups was heavily armed and tensions ran high on Friday, police focused on keeping the groups separated and limiting new participants, Evendale Police Chief Tim Holloway said in a statement released Tuesday afternoon. Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025 Although an overwhelming majority of Iranians reject the government’s rule, there is no opposition in waiting, and the regime remains heavily armed and organized, Sadjadpour said. Dan De Luce, NBC news, 18 June 2025 Masked, heavily armed agents who do not identify themselves during enforcement activities are surprising - so is the apparent lack of due process in deportation proceedings in recent months. Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for heavily armed

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“Heavily armed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavily%20armed. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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