1
a
: furnished with weapons
an armed guard
also
: using or involving a weapon
b
: furnished with something that provides security, strength, or efficacy
armed with knowledge
2
: marked by the maintenance of armed forces in readiness
: having an arm or arms especially of a specified kind or number
—usually used in combination
long-armed
two-armed
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Erica Marrison, People.com, 1 Mar. 2025
Through federal funding, including a $4.5 million USAID grant, the group has been working in Colombia with victims of the country’s armed conflicts and migrants from neighboring Venezuela who have fled instability in that nation.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
The statement went on to suggest that there was no longer any reason for armed conflict.
—Robert Badendieck and Suzan Fraser The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 28 Feb. 2025
She was soon ambushed in an armed assault in a quiet Miami suburb in broad daylight.
—Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
That all changed when an armed militant group, the Black September Organization (BSO), broke into the Olympic Village and took 11 members of Israel’s team hostage.
—Erica Marrison, People.com, 1 Mar. 2025
Through federal funding, including a $4.5 million USAID grant, the group has been working in Colombia with victims of the country’s armed conflicts and migrants from neighboring Venezuela who have fled instability in that nation.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
The statement went on to suggest that there was no longer any reason for armed conflict.
—Robert Badendieck and Suzan Fraser The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 28 Feb. 2025
She was soon ambushed in an armed assault in a quiet Miami suburb in broad daylight.
—Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Armed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/armed. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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armed
adjective1
: having an arm or arms especially of a specified kind or number
—usually used in combination
long-armed
two-armed
2
: having a spiny rostellum
a tapeworm armed with numerous hammer-shaped hooks
Legal Definition
armed
adjective1
: having a weapon
an armed assailant
2
: involving the use of a weapon
an armed attack
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