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noun

plural of weapon
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as in arms
something used to defend Concealed weapons were not allowed in the building.

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as in tools
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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verb

present tense third-person singular of weapon
as in equips

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Recent Examples of weapons
Noun
In modern nuclear weapons, conventional explosives set off a fission reaction—the splitting of big atoms—whose intensity then ignites a fusion reaction that combines light atoms. — Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026 Obituaries for nuclear weapons simply misapprehend the role these arms have played since 1945. — Eric S. Edelman, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026 The arrangement is intended to strengthen the US supply of relatively low-cost precision weapons while giving the manufacturer room to respond to changing operational requirements. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026 According to Wyandotte County District Attorney Mark Dupree, prosecutors agreed to dismiss a weapons charge, criminal possession of a firearm, as part of a plea deal. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026 The reeling Washington Commanders are going to be without one of their biggest offensive weapons. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026 The deputies found no warrants or weapons and did not issue citations for the minor violations, the suit states. — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026 Police have drawn sharp scrutiny over their use of nonlethal grenades and other riot-control weapons during recent demonstrations. — ABC News, 19 Oct. 2026 Zelenskyy said Russia had attacked Ukraine with more than 100 weapons since Monday evening. — Hanna Arhirova, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weapons
  1. arms
  2. tools
  3. shields
  4. ingredients
  5. instruments
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  • Hisamatsu, who is also UniJapan’s executive director, wants those three arms working more closely together and offering more to filmmakers and producers.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026
  • When the Lebanese Civil War ended in 1990, a wall text informs, militias sold off weapons, many of which found their way to the Balkans; the Yugoslav Wars, then, were fought partly with Lebanese arms.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of arms
Noun
  • In 2005, Chris and Robin Sorensen created the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation, with a mission of providing first-responders with life-saving equipment, tools and education.
    — Sadie Chafe, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Mia Lerner, a 17-year-old high school senior in California and a youth body image activist, knows the toll these digital tools can take.
    — Chloe Veltman, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of tools
Noun
  • Dozens of armored cops were still standing guard, shields raised, after a night when 500 people were taken into custody in the French capital alone.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Swarms of police officers descended from helicopters and beat them with billy clubs and metal shields.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of shields
Noun
  • Peanut brittle in individual packages lack the name of producer and ingredients.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Here’s a breakdown of some of the ingredients that make this antiaging serum more than just a pretty face.
    — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of ingredients
Noun
  • The synth melody is poignant through the buds, but the upper vocal harmony and some of the upper-register atmospheric instruments are slightly buried.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The biotech firm offers its lab instruments to help scientists research cancer, immunology and neuroscience.
    — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of instruments

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“Weapons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weapons. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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