as in warehouse
a place where military arms are stored
the soldier was sent to the armory to get a replacement weapon for the one that had been stolen
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Recent Examples of armory
There, like a knight in a castle armory, you will be agog at the choices.
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Air Mail,
9 May 2026
Where Vuong grew up in New England, the idea of the future was narrowed into very few paths forward, mainly joining the military, being an employee at the Samuel Colt armory, or working at a nail salon.
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Sarah Moroz,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
In 1995, Army veteran Shawn Nelson took a 57-ton M-60 tank from a California National Guard armory and terrorized San Diego for 23 minutes, barreling down residential streets, smashing into cars, street lights and fire hydrants on a miles-long path of destruction.
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ABC News,
4 May 2026
Such works, along with 19th century publications and artifacts that document how baseball evolved from sandlots to stadiums will be on display at the armory show this year.
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Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2026
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Air Mail,
9 May 2026
Where Vuong grew up in New England, the idea of the future was narrowed into very few paths forward, mainly joining the military, being an employee at the Samuel Colt armory, or working at a nail salon.
—
Sarah Moroz,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
In 1995, Army veteran Shawn Nelson took a 57-ton M-60 tank from a California National Guard armory and terrorized San Diego for 23 minutes, barreling down residential streets, smashing into cars, street lights and fire hydrants on a miles-long path of destruction.
—
ABC News,
4 May 2026
Such works, along with 19th century publications and artifacts that document how baseball evolved from sandlots to stadiums will be on display at the armory show this year.
—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for armory
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An aerial view of smoke from a massive warehouse fire at a cold storage facility in Los Angeles on June 20, 2026.
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Several Republican lawmakers whose districts were eyed as potential sites for the warehouses opposed the projects, often saying the warehouses should be used for commercial purposes not immigration detention.
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Both suits suggest that the residents of Fisher Island, who are represented by the club and community association, want the fuel depot site to be redeveloped with condos.
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Although it’s often painted as a precious-metals rush, asteroid mining may first look more like the creation of fuel depots, life-support stations and supply chains for spacecraft.
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First isolated in the 1940s by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, plutonium has been widely used to build nuclear arsenals by multiple countries.
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However, Norman Powell appears likely to leave in free agency, and paired with the loss of Herro, that puts a serious dent in the team’s non-Antetokounmpo/Bam Adebayo arsenal.
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“Armory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armory. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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