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as in weaponry
something used to defend
Concealed weapons were not allowed in the building.
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as in tool
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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as in to arm
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Recent Examples of weapon
Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
The restraining order means law enforcement can seize weapons from individuals deemed a threat to themselves or others.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024
Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 29 May 2024
Nor would second-tier nuclear powers need to match China, Russia, and the United States weapon for weapon.
—Andrew F. Krepinevich Jr., Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2022
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Noun
The indictment ramps up the stakes to include murder in the first degree in furtherance of terrorism, along with two counts of second-degree murder and multiple weapons charges.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
The restraining order means law enforcement can seize weapons from individuals deemed a threat to themselves or others.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024
Verb
Three other males were charged with felony murder, as party to a crime, in addition to weapon and carjacking charges as well.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 29 May 2024
Nor would second-tier nuclear powers need to match China, Russia, and the United States weapon for weapon.
—Andrew F. Krepinevich Jr., Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2022
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Last week, Ukraine's Intelligence Directorate reported that Russia had begun evacuating its warships from the Tartus naval base, and airlifting weaponry from Khmeimim.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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This is arguably a bigger issue than the weaponry itself.CBS News, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2024
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But while telltale signs still exist, all indications for 2025 warn threats will become more sophisticated as AI tools are continually improved.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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That paradox led to an idea: create a library of photobooks in Ghana to bring the African story home, allowing people to learn about their history and give them the tools to tell new stories of the continent.Max Posner, NPR, 21 Dec. 2024
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China has been calling for other nations armed with nuclear weapons to make the same commitment to no-first-use of nukes.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement But the filmmakers know when to elongate tension elsewhere, as in a deliciously mean-spirited dinner scene in which the Count, armed with his unwitting targets’ secret sins, toys with them, a performance that also betrays an inkling of his cruelty’s perilousness.Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
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In general, a 2005 federal law shields gun manufacturers and dealers from liability from crimes committed with their products.Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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The New York Department of Financial Services for example, has transformed from a regulatory guardian to a corporate shield.Dave Catalfamo, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024
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This should include everyone—from suppliers of ingredients and packaging to the manufacturers of goods and from design agencies to the third-party distributors and retailers that sell your products and services.Santhi Ramesh, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Otherwise, its ingredients list is rounded out by sugar, cocoa butter, cocoa powder, and soy lecithin, an emulsifier.Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 16 Dec. 2024
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While some prisons have taken steps to provide hospice and palliative care to a limited number of residents, many facilities are not equipped to care for a high volume of older adults, a report from the Office of the Inspector General confirms.Tom Chiodo, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Moscow added thermobaric warheads to the kamikaze drones, which were also equipped with Russian Kometa navigation units and Chinese control boards.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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The instruments will be about 500 feet apart, longer than the length of an American football field, which will allow scientists to get a closer view of the corona.Chandelis Duster, NPR, 21 Dec. 2024
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So after providing the instruments to schools free of charge, the Piano Rainbow Initiative plans to send piano teachers to provide free lessons for children after school.Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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The 110th Brigade is helping to buy time for other brigades to reequip with heavier weaponry.David Axe, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2023
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In the meantime, the first Ukrainian brigade fully to reequip with Western tanks probably will ride in Leopard 1A5s from the mid-1980s.David Axe, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2023
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“Weapon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weapon. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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