arsenals

Definition of arsenalsnext
plural of arsenal
as in armories
a place where military arms are stored sent the ordnance officer to the arsenal for weapons

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Recent Examples of arsenals State-of-the-art drones, and the technology needed to intercept them, have become as important to national weapons arsenals as missiles, Patriot systems, fighter jets, and warships. Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2026 The figures raised questions about whether or not security force members were included, particularly given the levels of intense bombings targeting military bases and arsenals in the country. April 20, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026 Instead, America seems to be exhausting itself and its arsenals in the Middle East. Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 14 Apr. 2026 The Trajekt can be set to mimic actual MLB pitchers’ arsenals. Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026 Now with the weather on our side and spring arsenals are back in rotation, things are looking up! Amanda Le, InStyle, 5 Apr. 2026 If you were caught in one of these zones, the government could also now prosecute you for breaking federal laws, including one enacted in 1909 to keep spies away from arsenals. Agnel Philip, ProPublica, 2 Apr. 2026 And certain pitchers can suppress bat speed via their arsenals. Eno Sarris, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026 Russia is already profiting from a surge in global energy prices, and could hope that the Mideast war will detract attention from Ukraine and deplete Western arsenals. ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arsenals
Noun
  • Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire a year ago, but Israel — which says the group has been rebuilding its armories, and that Lebanon is failing in its commitment to disarm it — has ramped up attacks against Hezbollah in recent days.
    semafor.com, semafor.com, 27 Nov. 2025
  • Even if their small military facilities, colloquially known as armories, had physically centralized fitness resources and equipment, many would be unable to take advantage of them.
    Davis Winkie, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Julie Pearson Clark, a Marietta resident, said the idea of converting warehouses into detention facilities raises serious questions.
    Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • In Little River, a neighborhood home to warehouses, the Swerdlow Group is expected to close on two properties as part of a project that will bring affordable housing to the area.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • His missions involved strafing the German ground transportation system, including railways, roads and fuel depots, with on-board machine guns.
    Laura Ness, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2026
  • The targets were not rocket launchers or weapons depots, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), but the nerve centers of the organization — command rooms, intelligence headquarters and offices where Hezbollah commanders planned the next stage of the fight.
    Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026

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“Arsenals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arsenals. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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