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panoply

noun

Definition of panoply

as in shield

a full suit of armor

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Recent Examples of panoply Café Succès in Helsinki offered a panoply of korvapuusti choices, renowned in particular for the heft of their selections. — Sean Carlson, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2026 In an ideal world, antitrust regulations wouldn’t be fragmented and enforced by a panoply of states. — James Surowiecki, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026 Fall film festivals launch a panoply of rich film fare into the Oscar maelstrom. — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026 Along the way, the family’s reality show has become the seed from which a panoply of other projects, opportunities, and attachments have sprouted. — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for panoply

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Noun

Each panel is different, their subtly shifting shapes recalling those of the shuttle’s heat-shield tiles.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Lily sacrificed her life on that day to protect wee Harry, just a baby at the time of her death, with a love shield.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of shield

Noun

China is no stranger to powerful quakes, especially in southwestern parts of the country where the Eurasian tectonic plate meets the Indian plate, a dramatic collision that creates the mighty Himalayas and the vast Tibetan plateau.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
Science loves to eat its words like a plate of healthy vegetables, after all.

— Mike McRae October 21, New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of plate

Noun

In the battleground districts, 60 percent of households did not earn enough income to cover the full cost of housing, food, transportation, health care, child care and taxes, The Post’s analysis found.

— Amy L. Wong, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
Think housing, hospitals, schools, clean energy, water, transportation, wildfire prevention and broadband.

— Kiara Adams, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of housing

Noun

Three said mail from their counties goes out of state for processing.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
From a school district forfeiting arts funding to safety rankings for Halloween trick-or-treaters and a wave of threatening mail targeting California lawmakers, here’s a quick look at what readers need to know.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of mail

Noun

Davidson employs police officers who carry guns, wear body armor and train to confront dangerous people.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2026
With Gerrothorax maritimus, on the other hand, the bony armor would have prevented water absorption through its skin, requiring the amphibian to drink salt water with its mouth.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of armor

Noun

The plating on the D ring fasteners rubbed off very quickly, and the fabric, while beautiful and soft, feels somewhat delicate.

— Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
To battle rival cartels or authorities, criminal groups sometimes convert the trucks into mutant tanks, adding heavy ballistic-proof steel plating, firing ports and gun mounts.

— Steve Fisher Special Correspondent Follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of plating

Noun

The circumstances leading up to the gun violence prompted transit advocates to call for a ban on face coverings in the subway system.

— Jeff Capellini, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
When the driver of the orange vehicle saw him, Bonakdar said, Bridges was not wearing a face covering, as immigration agents often do, or a badge or tactical vest.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

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