as in defense
means or method of defending
be certain that all of your accusations are true, lest you just give them ammunition to claim that all of them are false
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Recent Examples of ammunition
Democrats have long portrayed Republicans as incompetent stewards of government, and a shutdown on the GOP’s watch would provide them more ammunition to make that case.
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Mike Lillis, The Hill, 9 Mar. 2025
Blood Typers also makes use of a lot of the familiar survival-horror game tropes for increasing that tension, including strict limits on ammunition and inventory space.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 8 Mar. 2025
All of the firearms and ammunition were seized under the risk warrant and later as evidence in the criminal investigation.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2025
It is not aimed at urgently drumming up more arms and ammunition to fill any supply vacuum created by the U.S. freeze.
—arkansasonline.com, 6 Mar. 2025
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Mike Lillis, The Hill, 9 Mar. 2025
Blood Typers also makes use of a lot of the familiar survival-horror game tropes for increasing that tension, including strict limits on ammunition and inventory space.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 8 Mar. 2025
All of the firearms and ammunition were seized under the risk warrant and later as evidence in the criminal investigation.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2025
It is not aimed at urgently drumming up more arms and ammunition to fill any supply vacuum created by the U.S. freeze.
—arkansasonline.com, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ammunition
Noun
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However, Kyiv's European allies, which are not party to the Saudi talks, remain skeptical and have agreed to boost the continent's defenses in face of the security threat Russia poses.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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More than 100 Israeli filmmakers, including some prominent names, signed a letter in defense of the film.—
Ben Sales,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Vaccines are the only intervention proven to prevent measles, with one dose providing 93% protection against the disease.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Bonta said the federal administration violated its own Administrative Procedures Act, which guarantees workers receive warnings of mass layoffs and ensures protection for military veterans.—
William Melhado,
Sacramento Bee,
10 Mar. 2025
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Here’s what to know about Chief Justice John Roberts and his complicated relationship with President Donald Trump: A history of enabling Trump's legal shield Roberts’ tenure as Chief Justice has coincided with some of the most tumultuous legal battles involving a sitting President.—
Nik Popli,
TIME,
19 Mar. 2025
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The photon shields look like an Elizabethan collar.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
13 Mar. 2025
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Automated transcription systems, for instance, can still hallucinate, and evaluation and human review will be important safeguards.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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Can there be additional layers to that person’s role, and maybe there are other ways to expand the safeguards?—
Krystie Lee Yandoli,
Rolling Stone,
13 Mar. 2025
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Their bench, which was a weapon down the stretch of the 2023-24 season and a useful group in the playoffs, has been struggling of late.—
Tony East,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Hamas was trying to retrofit unexploded Israeli ordinance from the war for its own weapons stockpiles, according to Tamir Heyman, the head of Israel's leading national security think tank, the Israeli Institute for National Security Studies.—
Daniel Estrin,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2025
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The car then fell over a wall on the highway and was hit by two southbound vehicles.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Mar. 2025
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As women age, changes in hormone production can cause the vaginal walls to thin.—
Sandra Rose Salathe,
Flow Space,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Ammunition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ammunition. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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