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verb

past tense of armor

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Recent Examples of armored
Adjective
The package features drones, ammunition for precision HIMARS rocket launchers, and equipment and spare parts for artillery systems, tanks and armored vehicles, the Pentagon said in a statement. Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2024 Police are searching for suspects after money was stolen from an armored truck outside of a grocery store in Texas on Tuesday afternoon. Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024 The martial law lasted only six hours, but during that brief period, heavily armed forces surrounded the parliament building, backed by army helicopters and armored vehicles. Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Dec. 2024 Its unconventional design, resembling a futuristic armored vehicle, broke away from traditional pickup aesthetics. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for armored 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for armored
Verb
  • Each woman was photographed at home, surrounded by objects that encapsulated their spirit—and, of course, everyone was dressed in fabulous Alejandra Alonso Rojas pieces.
    Gaby Keiderling, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Anthropic’s approach to aligning AI systems with ethical principles is encapsulated in its concept of Constitutional AI.
    Hamilton Mann, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Jennifer Kale is a witch who is very guarded and needs to learn how to trust people, and keeps getting tested on that over and over again throughout the show.
    Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Our spirits remain guarded, but high, for this one; the Venice Film Festival crowd seemed to eat it up.
    Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2024
Verb
  • It is surrounded by a high fence, and visitors won’t be allowed inside for now.
    Travis Loller, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Troops have surrounded Beit Lahiya, Beit Hanoun and the urban Jabaliya refugee camp, allowing in almost no humanitarian aid and ordering tens of thousands to flee to nearby Gaza City.
    Samy Magdy and Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The northern Galilee, ringed by Syrian and Lebanese hills and under the gaze of towering Mount Hermon in the northern Golan Heights, is beloved for its fresh air, pastoral views, and relaxed pace far from Israel’s crowded center.
    Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The park was once ringed by a fence but maintaining it has proved a challenge.
    Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024

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“Armored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armored. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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