as in shield
a full suit of armor
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Recent Examples of panoply
Whereas Dada had upset the artistic and sociopolitical status quo with a panoply of absurdist antics, Surrealism was approached as a research and development program that would leverage Dadaist gains to complete the societal revolution that Apollinaire and his fellow agitators started.
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Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Indeed, Zurbarán’s subtle matte whites and his panoply of rich blacks fortify and sustain us.
—airmail.news, 30 Nov. 2024
Not to mention a chance to see a panoply of young actors, including Hugh Bonneville, Jonny Lee Miller, Toby Jones, Anna Friel and Tara FitzGerald, in early roles.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025
Our palm panoply extends to the ritzy Canary Island date palm, the pygmy date and windmill palms, and a mini-monarchy of queen and king palms, which look a little haphazardly asymmetrical.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Indeed, Zurbarán’s subtle matte whites and his panoply of rich blacks fortify and sustain us.
—airmail.news, 30 Nov. 2024
Not to mention a chance to see a panoply of young actors, including Hugh Bonneville, Jonny Lee Miller, Toby Jones, Anna Friel and Tara FitzGerald, in early roles.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025
Our palm panoply extends to the ritzy Canary Island date palm, the pygmy date and windmill palms, and a mini-monarchy of queen and king palms, which look a little haphazardly asymmetrical.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for panoply
Noun
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Clad in tactical gear and wielding riot shields and military-style rifles, federal agents lobbed non-lethal munitions, including rubber bullets, tear gas and flash-bang grenades, to disperse crowds.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
10 June 2025
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President Donald Trump's new Golden Dome missile defense shield for the U.S., designed to protect against next-generation, long-range weapons, is modeled on the Iron Dome.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
Noun
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This was more like a caterpillar body with odd patterns on its plates and a snapping turtle mouth.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
9 June 2025
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Pitching has been key for the Warriors, but what happens behind the plate is just as important.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
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She’s dressed almost like a little Napoleon, and her suits are like a carapace of steel on her body, with these big shoulder pads.—
Cat Cardenas,
Vogue,
16 Apr. 2025
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Inevitably, some entrepreneur is going to come out with a complicated token that makes all kinds of promises, but tries to mask all that by calling it a meme coin — as if that language will now put it within some sort of anti-regulatory carapace.—
Brady Dale,
Axios,
3 Mar. 2025
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Voters can return their ballot by mail or drop it off at one of 29 drop boxes located throughout the district.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 June 2025
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Residents could either return their survey by mail or complete one online.—
Linda Girardi,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2025
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Existing mixed housing can be found in the Aberdeen and Keystone subdivisions.—
Amy Lavalley,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
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Rising insurance costs are causing other public services, such as affordable housing, from getting built.—
Al Sharpton,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2025
Noun
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Heavily armed and dressed in tactical armor with a silicone mask hiding his face and a police-style badge, Vance Boelter made a convincing police officer – so much so that a real police officer mistook him for a fellow cop.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
17 June 2025
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According to the release, Boelter disguised himself as a law enforcement officer and went to the home of Hoffman, wearing body armor and armed with firearms.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 June 2025
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The European and Asian elements are woven intricately throughout each plating, creating a delicate merging of culture and flavor.—
Samantha Husted,
Charlotte Observer,
5 June 2025
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Lale Esquivel followed with a liner to left plating McDermott to give Grapevine a 2-0 lead.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 May 2025
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This enabled me to take in the solidity of the image, revealing the details in the sets and costumes—the metal coverings of C3PO and R2D2 had never seemed so real.—
Benny Har-Even,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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This natural covering that birds have grown and used for millions of years is still, in many ways, superior to anything that humans can produce.—
Ian Rose,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 June 2025
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“Panoply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panoply. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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