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Recent Examples of armament
The ship – which had no armament or gun – would navigate a narrow channel through a huge minefield and dodge air attacks on its voyage south.
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Gawon Bae, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
Originally slated to see active service in 2032, it will now be installed in the Navy's Type 45 frigates by 2027 as part of the ship's regular armament.
—New Atlas, 30 Nov. 2025
The ships would also incorporate heavy armament, especially long-range and hypersonic missiles.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2025
Proposition 50 is California’s armament in a redistricting war that has stormed into at least three states and threatens to spread to others.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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Gawon Bae, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
Originally slated to see active service in 2032, it will now be installed in the Navy's Type 45 frigates by 2027 as part of the ship's regular armament.
—New Atlas, 30 Nov. 2025
The ships would also incorporate heavy armament, especially long-range and hypersonic missiles.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2025
Proposition 50 is California’s armament in a redistricting war that has stormed into at least three states and threatens to spread to others.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for armament
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The government brought forward major reforms and bans on assault-style weapons after the country suffered its worst-ever shooting attack in 2020, when a man impersonating a police officer killed 22 people in northern Nova Scotia.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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Before the June war, Iran had been enriching uranium up to 60% purity, a short technical step away from weapons-grade levels.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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After Maldonado consented to a search, police located seven rounds of ammunition in his back pocket, a black face mask in his jacket pocket and a gun in the vehicle.—
Elissa Jorgensen,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Vaughn was previously convicted of on three counts each of armed assault to murder and mayhem, and a single count of unlawful possession of ammunition in 2007.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
8 Feb. 2026
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The nation has long relied on exquisite weaponry — missiles that cost millions apiece and are too expensive to lose.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Feb. 2026
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Ukraine is short of money and, despite significantly boosting its own arms manufacturing, still needs Western weaponry.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Jan. 2026
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The weapons have attracted plenty of interest from foreign clients, and Skyfall recently presented it at arms fairs in Riyadh and Abu Dhabi.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 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,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Armament.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armament. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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