as in armory
a place where military arms are stored
sent the ordnance officer to the arsenal for weapons
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Recent Examples of arsenal
The previous round of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, in 2023–24, devastated the militia, destroyed much of its missile and drone arsenal, and killed most of its senior battlefield commanders and political leaders.
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Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
Though his victims' remains were found in areas surrounding the neighborhood, police uncovered a disturbing amount of evidence inside his residence, including an arsenal of 279 weapons, The New York Times reported.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Trevor Zegras, Ristolainen and Nick Seeler scored three goals against Skinner on four shots in the second period — proof the Flyers have the offensive arsenal to win without Vladar, if needed.
—CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Hershiser says Ohtani’s candidacy will be defined by his ability to minimize those bad starts, and to continue to rack up the great advanced stats that his new curveball-heavy pitch arsenal has led to early on.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
Though his victims' remains were found in areas surrounding the neighborhood, police uncovered a disturbing amount of evidence inside his residence, including an arsenal of 279 weapons, The New York Times reported.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Trevor Zegras, Ristolainen and Nick Seeler scored three goals against Skinner on four shots in the second period — proof the Flyers have the offensive arsenal to win without Vladar, if needed.
—CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Hershiser says Ohtani’s candidacy will be defined by his ability to minimize those bad starts, and to continue to rack up the great advanced stats that his new curveball-heavy pitch arsenal has led to early on.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arsenal
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The Islamic Republic of Iran took the lives of two men convicted of trying to storm a military facility and access an armory in January, the Mizan news outlet of Iran's judiciary indicated on Sunday, according to Reuters.—
Alex Nitzberg,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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Just the gas of driving to the armory and back twice would take a bite out of that.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
22 Mar. 2026
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To inch closer to its goals, Amazon has flooded its warehouses with robotics technologies in recent years, including robotic arms like Sparrow, Robin and Cardinal, autonomous cart mover Proteus and inventory sortation system Sequoia to support employees in the fulfillment process.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Surprisingly, that and a lonely warehouse job aren’t enough to improve his mental health.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Arsenal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arsenal. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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