arming

present participle of arm

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for arming
Verb
  • Despite the setback, Richardson has been focused on working hard and preparing himself for his next opportunity.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • In addition to her baby on the way, Cardi B is preparing to embark on a new project — a 32-city tour.
    Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • If readings reach dangerous levels, astronauts can construct a makeshift radiation shield inside Orion, fortifying themselves between the spacecraft's heatshield and water storage canisters, both of which are better at absorbing penetrating radiation than other onboard materials.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Just this past offseason Miami put an emphasis on fortifying the trenches, correcting a past wrong, adding players with size and girth on the offensive and defensive line via the NFL Draft.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Legislature has barely funded guardianship services, allotting just enough in its budget the past two years to maintain a statewide hotline.
    Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 13 Aug. 2025
  • In 1959, Prince Edward County, Virginia, closed its public schools for five years, diverting tax monies to build a K-12 private academy for 1,400 white students and allotting their families tuition grants.
    Essence, Essence, 22 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The traditional approach of allocating and maintaining static IP blocks or physical routing infrastructure is hard to justify in a world where users, applications and compliance zones span continents—and services can spin up and down in minutes.
    Vincentas Grinius, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) was created under the Tax Reform Act of 1986 and started allocating credits nationwide a year later.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • From there, traders are assigning a better than 70% chance of cuts in both October and December, according to the CME Group's FedWatch Tool, which gauges rate cut probabilities using 30-day fed funds futures contract prices.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
  • People are assigning themselves homework to combat brain rot and improve their attention spans.
    Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Arming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arming. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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