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as in arms
something used to defend
Concealed weapons were not allowed in the building.
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as in tools
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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Recent Examples of weapons
Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 7 Jan. 2026
Ole Miss has enough dangerous weapons in quarterback Trinidad Chambliss, running back Kewan Lacy and wide receivers Harrison Wallace III, De’Zhaun Stribling and Deuce Alexander to make a tired defense pay.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
The administration also lists members of the pro-Trump mob who died during the riot or in connection with it, but does not mention that nearly 140 police officers were injured that same day by weapons.
—Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
National leaders fighting for gun violence prevention joined advocates in Chicago to push for a first-of-its-kind law, making gun manufacturers pay for violence incurred by their weapons.
—Lauren Victory, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Prosecutors said her husband’s own handgun was among the weapons in the gun safe.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 7 Jan. 2026
See video … LISTEN Tune in to hear firsthand how US forces ousted and brought Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro to New York on narco-terrorism and weapons charges.
—FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
But scientists didn’t have direct evidence of poison on these older weapons.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 7 Jan. 2026
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has ceased its financial relationships with weapons manufacturers Northrop Grumman and RTX (formerly Raytheon), according to the organization.
—James Factora, Them., 11 Nov. 2025
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When Israel launched the surprise war against Iran last summer, the depth of its infiltration became evident when it was revealed that Israeli intelligence agents smuggled weapons into the country and used them to strike high-value targets from within Iranian territory.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for weapons
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At the end of Monday's live Atlas demonstration, the humanoid prototype swung its arms in a theatrical gesture to introduce a static model of the new product version of Atlas, which looked slightly different and was blue in color.—
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Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.—
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Microscopic flaws also create electrical issues, leaking energy that is almost impossible to track with conventional tools.—
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Until our measurement tools capture these realities directly, policymakers will continue to rely on short-termism, intuition, and ideological prejudices rather than evidence.—
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With its grease-cutting ingredients, dish soap will help cut through any greasy film or residue.—
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Made with plush ingredients like fleece, flannel, or cotton, electric blankets are just like regular throws but with wires woven into the fabric that generate heat.—
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Designed for spinal and orthopedic procedures, Dynamis features a multi-arm architecture that mimics human bimanual workflows, allowing surgeons to position instruments with sub-millimeter accuracy.—
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The album’s maximalist approach, combining an array of live instruments, VSTs, and samplers, sometimes coheres into true jams.—
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Putting the murder shortlist in one person’s hands, rather than letting the shields do the work of specifying who can be killed off, is a major change that gives the Secret Traitor a ton of power without a ton of explanation for their thinking.—
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Inspectors observed dead roaches in the light shields.—
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“Weapons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weapons. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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