as in guns
a portable weapon from which a shot is discharged by gunpowder
soldiers grabbing their arms and helmets and heading into battle
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as in departments
a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization
a company that needs to beef up its marketing arm if it wants to compete in today's business world
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as in bays
a part of a body of water that extends beyond the general shoreline
this arm of the Atlantic is surprisingly peaceful, as the stronger ocean currents do not reach this far
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as in capes
an area of land that juts out into a body of water
Maine has so many long, narrow arms that jut out into the ocean that early coastal settlers found it much easier to travel by sea
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as in powers
the right or means to command or control others
few criminals manage to permanently escape the long arm of the law
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as in fortifies
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Recent Examples of arms
Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
The top photo showed the couple smiling and was followed by a later picture with Dylan in their arms.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
The couple’s dogs, Tsuki and Bizet, circle underfoot as Posen slumps in Ball’s arms in the kitchen.
—Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
The top photo showed the couple smiling and was followed by a later picture with Dylan in their arms.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
The couple’s dogs, Tsuki and Bizet, circle underfoot as Posen slumps in Ball’s arms in the kitchen.
—Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
The couple’s dogs, Tsuki and Bizet, circle underfoot as Posen slumps in Ball’s arms in the kitchen.
—Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
The top photo showed the couple smiling and was followed by a later picture with Dylan in their arms.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
The top photo showed the couple smiling and was followed by a later picture with Dylan in their arms.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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The couple’s dogs, Tsuki and Bizet, circle underfoot as Posen slumps in Ball’s arms in the kitchen.
—Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
The top photo showed the couple smiling and was followed by a later picture with Dylan in their arms.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
The couple’s dogs, Tsuki and Bizet, circle underfoot as Posen slumps in Ball’s arms in the kitchen.
—Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
The top photo showed the couple smiling and was followed by a later picture with Dylan in their arms.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
The couple’s dogs, Tsuki and Bizet, circle underfoot as Posen slumps in Ball’s arms in the kitchen.
—Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
The couple’s dogs, Tsuki and Bizet, circle underfoot as Posen slumps in Ball’s arms in the kitchen.
—Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
The top photo showed the couple smiling and was followed by a later picture with Dylan in their arms.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
The top photo showed the couple smiling and was followed by a later picture with Dylan in their arms.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Now more than a year into her term, Bullock leads a central bank that, thus far, has held out on cutting interest rates, placing her fiercely in the spotlight as the country prepares for a 2025 election with cost of living concerns top-of-mind for voters.Erin Spencer Sairam, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Trap Of Luck The difference between luck and capability lies in how an organization prepares for and responds to problems.Andreza Araujo, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Hoyt assigns his Cavalry reenactors to pick Native American chiefs and give presentations on them.Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
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Hashing is a term that applies to the practice of passing passwords through a one-way cryptographic algorithm that assigns a long string of characters that’s unique for each unique input of plaintext.Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 27 Sep. 2024
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The coalition, which allocates community benefit money promised as part of the Baltimore Peninsula development deal, doled out a $190,000 grant to fund the purchase and operation of the 15-seat, handicap-accessible shuttle.Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024
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Its main function is to direct funds that Congress allocates to local schools and universities.Brian Bennett, TIME, 25 Nov. 2024
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The food-grade silicone can withstand temperatures up to 480 degrees Fahrenheit, distributes heat evenly, and prevents baked goods from sticking to the pan.Maggie Horton, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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The campaign, known to have been active now for a worrying four months, uses fake companies to leverage trust and distributes the stealer malware in disguise as a video meeting application.Davey Winder, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Arms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arms. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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