heavily armed

idiom

: carrying many dangerous weapons
a group of heavily armed men

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Footage of the area showed heavily armed vehicles surrounding the entrance to the CIA headquarters. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025 The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime acknowledges that despite the presence of an armed international force in Haiti and the global arms embargo that were extended last year, Haitian gangs are still being heavily armed. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025 South Korean media reported that the accident happened in Pocheon, a city near the heavily armed border with North Korea. Greg Norman, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2025 The latest surge in violence highlights the challenges Syria’s new regime faces in appeasing disenfranchised groups, especially those that remain heavily armed. Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 9 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for heavily armed

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“Heavily armed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavily%20armed. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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