arming

Definition of armingnext
present participle of arm
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Verb
  • The two were caught on camera by fellow passengers who were filming while the plane was on the runway preparing for takeoff.
    Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The British Embassy in Washington, DC, posted a video on social media on April 27 giving people a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into preparing afternoon tea for 650 people.
    Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Think of calcium as fortifying fertilizer for your bones.
    Holly Carter, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The serum is formulated with a holy grail powerhouse that consists of a fortifying complex, firming complex, and Matrixyl 3000—all pivotal for minimizing signs of aging.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and City Councilmember Ysabel Jurado called Thursday for allotting more than $360 million to developers and nonprofits building and preserving affordable housing projects.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Those agencies are flush with cash due to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which congressional Republicans passed last summer, allotting more than $150 billion to both agencies.
    Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Despite the cash flow from those deals, some investors are concerned that Oracle is allocating too much money to its infrastructure initiatives.
    Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Gao Jiyang, founder and CEO of embodied AI firm Galaxea, said the challenge has shifted from simply collecting more data to allocating it across modalities in a structured way.
    Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Andy begins assigning tough features about meaningful topics outside of which accessories go best with your spring wardrobe, none of which hit with Runway readers.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2026
  • More faculty are requiring office hours, assigning presentations and cold-calling on students in class.
    Jocelyn Gecker, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Arming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arming. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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