arming

present participle of arm

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arming
Verb
  • Membership schools need to decide whether investing millions of dollars in high school sports should be about winning championships or preparing teenagers to be adults.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
  • As the case was preparing to go to trial, in May 2004, the parties settled.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • In 1959, Prince Edward County, Virginia, closed its public schools for five years, diverting tax monies to build a K-12 private academy for 1,400 white students and allotting their families tuition grants.
    Essence, Essence, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Since 2023, there has been a 9 percent increase in venture capital funds allotting at least $500 million to health care, according to Silicon Valley Bank—and since 2019, the number of AI deals in health care has grown at twice the rate of AI deals in the broader tech sector.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Content marketing is a multi-billion-dollar sector, with more companies allocating this highly effective outreach method as part of their marketing budgets.
    Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
  • City officials have proposed allocating $10 million in bond funds toward improving roads near seven elementary schools in the Independence and Fort Osage school districts, including Blackburn, Cassell Park, Fairmount, Ott, Mill Creek, Cler-Mont and Elm Grove elementaries.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • While chores can be healthy for kids, parents will want to keep certain things in mind when assigning them.
    Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 13 Mar. 2025
  • For example, in addition to assigning workers to picks, the WMS may print labels at print stations that need to be attached to cases.
    Steve Banker, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Arming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arming. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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