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Recent Examples of armament
India’s aggregate demand and the UAE’s energy would supplement Israeli technology and American armaments.
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Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
All about us grow more deadly armaments—military and economic.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
On the long list of reasons the United States could have lost World War II—the terribly effective surprise Japanese attack, an awful lack of military readiness, the relatively untrained troops—there is perhaps no area in which Americans were more initially outmatched than armament.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 1 May 2025
What To Know The nearly 16,000-ton Michael Monsoor, which currently has 80 tubes for launching a variety of missiles in its original armament configuration, departed its home port at Naval Base San Diego on March 28, according to photos released by the U.S. Navy.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
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Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
All about us grow more deadly armaments—military and economic.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
On the long list of reasons the United States could have lost World War II—the terribly effective surprise Japanese attack, an awful lack of military readiness, the relatively untrained troops—there is perhaps no area in which Americans were more initially outmatched than armament.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 1 May 2025
What To Know The nearly 16,000-ton Michael Monsoor, which currently has 80 tubes for launching a variety of missiles in its original armament configuration, departed its home port at Naval Base San Diego on March 28, according to photos released by the U.S. Navy.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for armament
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The majority also overturned William’s convictions for possession of a firearm and possession of ammunition, saying the convictions amounted to violation of the Constitution’s double jeopardy prohibition because he was effectively charged twice for the same crime.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
6 June 2025
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Spurred on by their own security concerns, European allies and Canada have already been ramping up military spending, including arms and ammunition purchases, since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.—
Lorne Cook,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
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In return, Russia provided North Korea with various valuable pieces of weaponry and technology, including air defense equipment, anti-aircraft missiles, electronic warfare systems and refined oil, the report said.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
30 May 2025
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Beyond simply cash, this might be advanced weaponry and technological expertise to help North Korea perfect satellite, submarine, and re-entry technology for its ballistic missiles.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
29 May 2025
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And then Alma came over and jumped into my arms.—
Ken Rosenthal,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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Baxley, who also figures to be one of Aversa’s top arms on the mound, helped Aversa reach that milestone.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Armament.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armament. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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