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verb

past tense of arm

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Recent Examples of armed
Adjective
Simultaneously, as of yesterday, ICE is attacking the town of Huron, with armed militia surrounding homes. Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025 Security camera footage showed about a dozen armed federal agents in tactical gear positioning themselves in the front yard. Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025 Amy Murray, 46, entered an Alford plea to charges of second-degree murder, second-degree arson and tampering with evidence on June 25 in a deal with prosecutors, who agreed to drop the charge of armed criminal action against her. Chris Spargo, People.com, 27 June 2025 The deal has been touted as an important step toward peace in the Central African nation of Congo, where conflict with more than 100 armed groups, the most potent backed by Rwanda, has killed millions since the 1990s. Chinedu Asadu, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for armed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for armed
Adjective
  • Indeed, a splash can transform so many spirits, fortified wines, and liqueurs into the kind of two-ingredient cocktail uniquely suited to warm-weather drinking. Scotch and tonic.
    Amiel Stanek, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 July 2025
  • But given the strong U.S. support in Israel's war against Iran, highlighted by joint airstrikes on a fortified underground Iranian nuclear site, Netanyahu may have a tough time saying no.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 8 July 2025
Verb
  • There’s no such thing as being over-prepared when traveling with kids.
    Ramona Saviss, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2025
  • All four teams are stronger and better prepared with players who weren’t available for the first meeting.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • But Dahl realized that Sparks had assigned her the Williams case within a day of Sarah’s first phone call.
    Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Finland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs notes that individuals whose passport gender does not match their gender assigned at birth may have their visa or travel permit denied.
    Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • While Medicaid and Medicare haven't been specified as areas to cut, the committee will have to make final decisions, and Medicaid and Medicare are allotted a considerable portion of the committee's funding.
    Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
  • In the short term, more is being allotted to farms and communities in Central and Southern California.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • When tomatoes are just ripe, Holland advises placing them in the refrigerator for no more than two days to prevent them from getting too soft.
    Logan Holland, People.com, 5 July 2025
  • Use up ripe bananas in this fun twist on a cobbler.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 5 July 2025
Verb
  • As a volunteer at the campus in his high school days, Rowland strongly favored keeping the facility running and later allocated millions in state money that was matched even further by additional millions in federal money.
    Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Meanwhile, the remaining funding to be allocated as loans to clean energy companies is on hold.
    Heather Farmbrough, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025

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“Armed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armed. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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