armored 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of armorednext
as in shielded

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verb

past tense of armor
as in encapsulated

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Recent Examples of armored
Adjective
Videos showed helicopters and military armored vehicles patrolling the base. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 27 Sep. 2026 While traditional military equipment, including tanks and armored personnel carriers, remains essential, the president said the war in Ukraine has demonstrated how quickly new technologies are transforming the battlefield. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Police escorted people out of a home in Pennsauken, New Jersey, on Wednesday, and an armored vehicle is on the scene. — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 That includes more than 10,000 armored and protected vehicles, close to 3,000 air defense and artillery systems, and over 370 aircraft and helicopters, Knighton said. — Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for armored
Recent Examples of Synonyms for armored
  1. shielded
  2. encapsulated
  3. guarded
  4. cocooned
  5. protected
  6. surrounded
  7. defended
  8. ringed
Adjective
  • The Star filed a lawsuit to make the agreement public, and a Jackson County judge ruled earlier this month that the deal could remain shielded from public view, citing exemptions in the Missouri Sunshine Law.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The titular hero was born on the doomed alien world of Krypton, and grew up in a shielded city that managed to survive the planet’s initial destruction.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 26 June 2026
Definition of shielded
Verb
  • Incorporating the copper nitrate trihydrate and potassium hydroxide allowed the team to engineer a highly porous carbon framework that effectively encapsulated the synthetic dye chemicals in wastewater.
    — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • That was encapsulated in returning for the series finale as a director and an actor.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of encapsulated
Adjective
  • When that happens, people become more guarded, less open and less willing to engage.
    — Tony Gambill, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Our spirits remain guarded, but high, for this one; the Venice Film Festival crowd seemed to eat it up.
    — Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2024
Definition of guarded
Verb
  • The effect is that guests feel cocooned in their own space, far away from the world generally, but even from other guests.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • On Earth, reactors are cocooned inside containment structures, which would be extremely expensive and technically challenging to build on the moon.
    — Selam Gebrekidan, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of cocooned
Adjective
  • The result is a more efficient propulsion system that delivers greater range and energy, enabling engagement of highly maneuverable aerial threats at safer distances from protected forces.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The main Wekiva River was designated by Congress in 2000 as a protected National Wild and Scenic River.
    — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of protected
Verb
  • You’re surrounded by some of the city’s most important historical landmarks—but the history tucked away within the hotel is just as fascinating as everything that surrounds it.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • In a screenshot from the video, Schmidt holds a microphone in one hand with the other arm lifted, surrounded by others making the same gesture.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of surrounded
Adjective
  • The idea is to give aircraft another long-range weapon for attacking high-value or time-sensitive targets while keeping those aircraft farther from heavily defended areas.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The city is part of Ukraine’s Fortress Belt, a series of heavily defended cities that Russia must overcome to advance farther into the region.
    — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of defended
Verb
  • The young sun was ringed by a rotating disk of gas and dust with the first building blocks of planets taking shape within it.
    — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The lunar reactors would likely be ringed by no-go zones to reduce radiation risk for astronauts and machines, experts said.
    — Selam Gebrekidan, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of ringed

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“Armored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armored. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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