heavily armed

idiom

: carrying many dangerous weapons
a group of heavily armed men

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In central Maputo, the capital, a large group of protesters surrounded a police car and heavily armed forces on Tuesday evening, demanding the release of protesters who had been detained for throwing objects at the police. Tavares Cebola, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024 Adams was photographed at the scene last Thursday when Mangione was escorted off a helicopter by dozens of heavily armed law enforcement officials. Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024 One of the men in custody was already wanted on an active felony warrant for burglary and menacing after a video went viral of him and other heavily armed men knocking on doors throughout an Edge of Lowry building in August, minutes before a fatal shooting in the 1200 block of Dallas Street. Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 23 Dec. 2024 Yoon and his military leadership have been accused of attempting to block parliament from voting to end martial law by sending hundreds of heavily armed troops to encircle the National Assembly. Kim Tong-Hyung The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 21 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for heavily armed 

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“Heavily armed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavily%20armed. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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