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Recent Examples of armored
Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
Numerous police officers responded to the scene, including some using an armored vehicle, and began negotiating with the suspect.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
It’s estimated to have approximately 240 tanks and over 1,000 armored fighting vehicles.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
But the forces being deployed are light infantry, units that lack the large armored vehicles, including tanks, that typically underpin sustained ground offensives.
—Chris Boccia, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Earlier this month, Hungarian counterterrorism authorities detained a group of Ukrainians carrying about $82 million in cash and gold in armored vehicles from Austria to Ukraine.
—Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
Numerous police officers responded to the scene, including some using an armored vehicle, and began negotiating with the suspect.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
It’s estimated to have approximately 240 tanks and over 1,000 armored fighting vehicles.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
But the forces being deployed are light infantry, units that lack the large armored vehicles, including tanks, that typically underpin sustained ground offensives.
—Chris Boccia, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for armored
Adjective
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Astronomers typically find such volatile ices only in very cold and shielded environments, such as dense molecular clouds, the envelopes surrounding young stellar objects, or the disks where planets form.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Mar. 2026
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As is customary, terms of the settlement were not revealed and will likely remain shielded by non-disclosure and non-disparagement language.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The viability tests on spores encapsulated in perlite indicated that virtually all spores were alive.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Mar. 2026
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In that sense, the end of San Antonio’s playoff-clinching victory over Phoenix on Thursday night encapsulated the last six years.—
Mike Finger,
San Antonio Express-News,
21 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Selena Gomez as Mabel Mora Gomez earned an Emmy nomination for her role as Mabel, a guarded and sarcastic millennial who strikes up an unexpected friendship with Charles and Oliver.—
Olivia Singh,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Our spirits remain guarded, but high, for this one; the Venice Film Festival crowd seemed to eat it up.—
Randy Myers,
The Mercury News,
3 Sep. 2024
Verb
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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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One pull can shift a room from bright and social to calm and cocooned, helping the space follow the day rather than fight it.—
Maria Williams,
Ascend Agency,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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If your income comes primarily from protected sources like Social Security or disability benefits, a court judgment may pose little immediate threat.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The Surgeon General's office, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are banned for 10 years from wielding legal, regulatory or economic pressure to persuade the platforms to remove protected speech.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Carroll had a nice try in the 62nd minute when a corner kick found Auns, surrounded in front of the goal.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Apr. 2026
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Nevertheless, you are surrounded by high energy that is keen to socialize.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Such endurance is central to the aircraft’s role in long-range deterrence operations and potential missions in heavily defended regions.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Mar. 2026
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Private firefighting outfits defended companies, utilities, and ultrarich enclaves while other parts of the city burned.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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There are a couple of sandy beaches, but most are rocky, and the island is ringed by pretty inlets and coves.—
Elizabeth Heath,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Mar. 2026
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About 30 Nike missile bases ringed the Chicago area.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Armored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armored. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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