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as in weaponry
something used to defend
Concealed weapons were not allowed in the building.
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as in tool
a person or thing that is used to produce a result
Poetry was her weapon of choice in the writing contest.
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as in to arm
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Recent Examples of weapon
Arkansas Online, 8 June 2025
And, in prison, he was dinged for violent conduct, creating a disturbance, and fighting in 2024; soliciting, contraband, and gang activity in 2023; and violent conduct, assault on an inmate, and having a weapon in 2022.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2025
WIRED, 9 Oct. 2024
The products therefore become a good talking point for the sales associates and weapon to help fight the conversion challenge, according to Vuchot.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 15 Oct. 2024
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Noun
James Young, 53, a former Drug Enforcement Administration agent in Los Angeles, faces up to 29 years in prison after prosecutors amended a criminal complaint to include several counts like assault with a firearm, assault with a deadly weapon and causing a hit-and-run accident.
—Arkansas Online, 8 June 2025
And, in prison, he was dinged for violent conduct, creating a disturbance, and fighting in 2024; soliciting, contraband, and gang activity in 2023; and violent conduct, assault on an inmate, and having a weapon in 2022.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2025
Verb
The ghost can't speak, and can only confirm whether a player has guessed the right person, place, or weapon with a knock.
—WIRED, 9 Oct. 2024
The products therefore become a good talking point for the sales associates and weapon to help fight the conversion challenge, according to Vuchot.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 15 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weapon
Noun
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Spotted among the tanks and weaponry along Constitution Avenue was a robot dog.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
14 June 2025
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The ruling regime has favored the IRGC over the regular army ever since, with the latter amassing more funds and weaponry.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
Noun
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On the other side are anti-AI zealots, contributing an oversized backlash over anyone who uses AI tools in their work.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
13 June 2025
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Fake review merchants have also wised up to new methods to evade detection tools, especially for payment providers who are still using more basic methods.—
Rochelle Blease,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
Verb
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Based on historical sources, officials identified the structure as a single-room anti-tank bunker, likely armed with an anti-tank gun and occupied by four people.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
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Despite this, preliminary reports indicate that on Friday morning, non-stealthy fourth-generation Israeli F-16s armed with small-diameter bombs flew less than 50 miles outside the heart of Tehran.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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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American pilsners are based upon German pilsners but can incorporate a wider variety of ingredients, including corn and can be described as falling between a Bohemian pilsner and German pilsner in terms of flavor.—
Erik Ofgang,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Executive chef Nicolas Piatti sources quality ingredients from across the country to highlight the richness of the terroir and culinary traditions.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
7 June 2025
Verb
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People without air conditioning in their homes were urged to stay overnight at a friend's house equipped with cooling capabilities.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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That light is divided into 16 independent channels, all equipped with their own secondary lens and detector cameras designed to flag extremely faint objects.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Many had to do with using instruments as voices and voices as instruments.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
11 June 2025
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The conductor of the group took turns touching each of their nipples with the dry ice, which burned them and prompted them to play their instrument.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
11 June 2025
Verb
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The 110th Brigade is helping to buy time for other brigades to reequip with heavier weaponry.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2023
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In the meantime, the first Ukrainian brigade fully to reequip with Western tanks probably will ride in Leopard 1A5s from the mid-1980s.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2023
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“Weapon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weapon. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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