as in warehouse
a place where military arms are stored
the soldier was sent to the armory to get a replacement weapon for the one that had been stolen
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Recent Examples of armory
There, like a knight in a castle armory, you will be agog at the choices.
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Air Mail,
9 May 2026
Where Vuong grew up in New England, the idea of the future was narrowed into very few paths forward, mainly joining the military, being an employee at the Samuel Colt armory, or working at a nail salon.
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Sarah Moroz,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
In 1995, Army veteran Shawn Nelson took a 57-ton M-60 tank from a California National Guard armory and terrorized San Diego for 23 minutes, barreling down residential streets, smashing into cars, street lights and fire hydrants on a miles-long path of destruction.
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ABC News,
4 May 2026
Such works, along with 19th century publications and artifacts that document how baseball evolved from sandlots to stadiums will be on display at the armory show this year.
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Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2026
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Air Mail,
9 May 2026
Where Vuong grew up in New England, the idea of the future was narrowed into very few paths forward, mainly joining the military, being an employee at the Samuel Colt armory, or working at a nail salon.
—
Sarah Moroz,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
In 1995, Army veteran Shawn Nelson took a 57-ton M-60 tank from a California National Guard armory and terrorized San Diego for 23 minutes, barreling down residential streets, smashing into cars, street lights and fire hydrants on a miles-long path of destruction.
—
ABC News,
4 May 2026
Such works, along with 19th century publications and artifacts that document how baseball evolved from sandlots to stadiums will be on display at the armory show this year.
—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for armory
Recent Examples of Synonyms for armory
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Integration is one of the biggest hidden costs of deploying new technology, and a humanoid that can’t communicate with a warehouse management system is dependent on being told what to do in person, over and over again.
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Others criticized the decision to grant bail to Tammy Machado, the co-owner of the fireworks warehouse property.
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Both suits suggest that the residents of Fisher Island, who are represented by the club and community association, want the fuel depot site to be redeveloped with condos.
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Although it’s often painted as a precious-metals rush, asteroid mining may first look more like the creation of fuel depots, life-support stations and supply chains for spacecraft.
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First isolated in the 1940s by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, plutonium has been widely used to build nuclear arsenals by multiple countries.
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However, Norman Powell appears likely to leave in free agency, and paired with the loss of Herro, that puts a serious dent in the team’s non-Antetokounmpo/Bam Adebayo arsenal.
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“Armory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armory. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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