1
as in ammunition
means or method of defending
the skunk's primary armor is the foul-smelling fluid that it can eject
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2
as in sheath
something that encloses another thing especially to protect it
the crab's armor makes it difficult prey for some smaller predators
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as in to cocoon
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Recent Examples of armor
Gabrielle Nicole Pharms, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
But tungsten prices are particularly volatile during wartime – it’s used in armor-piercing artillery.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
Members of the Shelby family, like younger brother John (Joe Cole), died during the series’s original six-season run, while others had serious plot armor.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Two days later, HSI special agents raided Kingsley’s residence and seized 14 firearms, several Glock MCDs, magazines, body armor and about 3,000 rounds of various caliber ammunition, officials said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2026
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Noun
There’s a distinctly British emotional register — humor as deflection and understatement as armor — even as his career continues to grow.
—Gabrielle Nicole Pharms, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
But tungsten prices are particularly volatile during wartime – it’s used in armor-piercing artillery.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
Members of the Shelby family, like younger brother John (Joe Cole), died during the series’s original six-season run, while others had serious plot armor.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Two days later, HSI special agents raided Kingsley’s residence and seized 14 firearms, several Glock MCDs, magazines, body armor and about 3,000 rounds of various caliber ammunition, officials said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for armor
Noun
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Others contend that legitimizing him erodes Democratic credibility on antisemitism and other issues, handing Republicans ammunition heading into the midterms.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Some of the ammunition was purchased from co-conspirators by undercover officers, prosecutors said.—
Sierra van der Brug,
Oc Register,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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These white threads are cloaked in sheaths of chitin — the same sugar polymer that forms the tough exoskeletons of beetles, crabs, and lobsters — and can be easily grown in flasks and Petri dishes.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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Production quirks like volume and pitch changes, multiple beat switches, brash sonic redirections punctuated by everything from samples of glass shattering to synth stabs puncturing through sheaths of filters, make for a kind of chaotic symphony that feels deliriously of the moment.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Make like a cat and cocoon yourself in the Gubi F300 chair.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
31 Mar. 2026
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In the video, the dachshund is shown completely wrapped inside the sleeve of a dressing gown, his long and short body tightly cocooned as his owner frantically but gently rolls the fabric to release him.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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Earlier Monday, Turkey's defense ministry announced that the alliance's air defenses deployed in the eastern Mediterranean had, for a fourth time during the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, intercepted an Iranian missile that had entered its airspace.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Those are just some of the ways in which the three elements have become critical for modern manufacturing, including for defense.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
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About two dozen shell casings were recovered from the crime scene, authorities said.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Police recovered one shell casing at the scene.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Saturday’s final score, 9-0 in the visitor’s favor, only partially encapsulates the degree to which New York (5-4) outplayed San Francisco (3-6) in front of a packed house that had more reasons to groan than reasons to cheer.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Before mixing, each perlite batch was soaked in its respective solution and then coated with sodium silicate and fly ash to encapsulate the nutrients and bacteria.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The heat shield will experience temperatures of up to 5,000 degrees as the spacecraft rapidly slows in a blaze of atmospheric friction.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The most violent and thuggish regime on earth would be free to carry out their campaigns of terror, coercion, conquest, and mass murder from behind a nuclear shield.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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The group then alerted Hermanos de la Calle to help with housing.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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One obvious example is the use of modular, prefabricated components to quickly and relatively cheaply build housing.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Armor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armor. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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