arming

present participle of arm

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for arming
Verb
  • On the 10th anniversary of the Brexit referendum, Britain is preparing for its seventh prime minister in a decade.
    Gail Krishnan, CNBC, 23 June 2026
  • Latvian intelligence is warning that Russia is preparing possible provocations against the Baltic states or Poland, including drones or any other hybrid attacks, in an effort to pressure NATO countries to stop supporting Ukraine.
    Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • Formerly the Vice President of Global Brand and Marketing at Amazon, Cheever is now fortifying Pinterest’s position at the intersection of culture, commerce, and technology.
    Slma Shelbayah, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • And the image of that postgame gathering became emblematic of the bond that’s fortifying this USMNT.
    Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • Inevitably, team evil has cooler powers, like Sindel’s scream and Kung Lao’s hat of doom, but in addition to allotting an inordinate amount of its combat time to Shao Kahn, who’s just a hulking guy with a hammer, the movie’s big visual idea is characters blasting one another with beams.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 6 May 2026
  • The framework proposes allotting $20 million of it to the Rays.
    Nicolas Villamil, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026
Verb
  • Earlier this year, Senate Republicans proposed allocating $1 billion in taxpayer dollars from legislation meant to fund immigration enforcement agencies for security enhancements for the ballroom.
    Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • With hyperscalers allocating more than $725 billion to capital expenditures, suppliers are directing production capacity to high-bandwidth memory for AI servers, which earns far more profit per wafer, noted The Wall Street Journal.
    Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • Employers should consider assigning a dedicated benefits navigator, someone who won't give legal or financial advice but will help the employee find relevant benefits, understand deadlines and know which professionals to call.
    Christine Michel Carter, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Target's new attendance point system Target will start tracking unexcused tardiness and absences for its store and warehouse workers in September, assigning point values to violations and terminating any employee who hits 12 points within a year.
    Diane Brady, Fortune, 30 June 2026
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“Arming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arming. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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