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armor

[ahr-mer] / ˈɑr mər /
NOUN
protective covering, often made of metal
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And put on this almost armor in a sense of what she views to be the most perfect version of herself for the outside world.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

The exercise showed that the U.S. may struggle to protect that armor as it moves.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Dermal armor refers to hard, bony plates embedded within the skin.

From Science Daily Aug. 5, 2026

Tungsten is a chemical element that is used in tank armor, weapons and engine components because of its high strength and heat resistance.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

The knight wore regular clothes; his armor was put over Sancho's donkey.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios

In its role-playing game World of Warcraft, released in 2004, gamers worked together online to complete quests in an effort to make their digital avatars stronger by collecting items like weapons and armors.

From New York Times Jan. 18, 2022

So Tre armors himself, he goes about making himself indestructible.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 17, 2021

Around the park’s Homestead entrance last week, hundreds of lubbers were splattered on the asphalt, their crushed orange armors gleaming in the sunlight.

From Washington Times Jul. 21, 2019

A majority of the 100 vehicles the company armors each year leave the United States for overseas clients.

From New York Times Jun. 17, 2015

The chief of St. Thomas' contentions, for instance, that men in orders should be exempt from the ordinary courts, seems as remote as chain armors.

From Europe and the Faith "Sine auctoritate nulla vita" by Hilaire Belloc

Trump, 80, is expected to take a ceremonial lap of honor in his armored limousine dubbed "The Beast" and then wave the green flag to start the race.

From Barron's Aug. 22, 2026

As I peppered him with questions about the pink car and the Brinks armored truck, he remained cagey while slowly yielding information.

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

In crocodilians, these protective structures are often called osteoderms and form the armored surface visible along the back.

From Science Daily Aug. 5, 2026

The cannibalistic Laestrygonians become towering armored warriors, while other episodes are combined or radically re-imagined, with characters and storylines invented from whole cloth.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

But gator tails do move, Chase discovered, like armored whips.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith

“They’re armoring the shoreline with rocks and cement walls, sometimes without permits. And Quidnessett is the poster child.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

At the Olympic Sculpture Park, for instance, the insects, crustaceans, worms, snails and clams that feed Chinook salmon were back on the menu less than a year after concrete armoring was removed and habitat restored.

From Seattle Times Mar. 22, 2024

But human engineering, like building dams or armoring riverbanks, can affect streamflow and raise water temperatures.

From Scientific American Oct. 30, 2023

Rodrigo Rivera, manager of Blindatek, a vehicle bulletproofing service, says he started armoring cars three years ago in response to requests from clients of his car accessories company.

From Reuters Apr. 25, 2023

Within, Catelyn found Brienne armoring the king for battle while the Lords Tarly and Rowan spoke of dispositions and tactics.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin




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