Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: in arms

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Usage examples:

A proposal of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has online sellers up in arms nowadays as it might derail the development of the e-commerce sector.

Source: https://business.inquirer.net/401902/biz-buzz-volatile-markets-blame-analysts-reporters

BRS councillors in several municipalities and municipal corporations were up in arms against their own party chairpersons and mayors respectively, as the three-year period required to move no-confidence against them expired on January 26.

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/no-confidence-resolutions-against-chairpersons-of-own-party/article66475044.ece

Cherry Creek is up in arms over changes to bylaws but again, they have just one director.

Source: https://www.albernivalleynews.com/opinion/letter-united-government-in-alberni-valley-would-give-rural-areas-stronger-voice/

Constructs and Bokoblins will fight if they see each other in the world; Moblins will chuck anything in arms reach at Link, sometimes angering wolves or a Grizzlemaw, and even falling sky-debris can come crashing down on a Lynel's head without warning.

Source: https://www.cbr.com/tears-of-the-kingdom-delay-good-polish-nintendo/

Dickow said he's "embarrassed' by the praise he hears from admirers, but acknowledges that there's a fire in him to help those brothers and sisters in arms who served their country, often paid a heavy price for it, and now deserve a second chance.

Source: https://www.bakersfield.com/news/bakersfield-attorney-comes-out-of-retirement-to-help-local-veterans/article_4e711c66-0717-11ee-8768-170cedd7d48d.html

Don’t be afraid to ask for a seat for your infant in arms.

Source: https://www.deseret.com/2023/12/23/24012549/tips-for-traveling-with-children

Farmers have been up in arms over the ban on cattle slaughter, and there has been widespread complaints in the farming communities that the BJP’s ban on cattle slaughter has deprived farmers of alternatives when cattle fall sick or turn unmaintainable.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-politics/karnataka-congress-plans-reverse-bjp-cow-slaughter-ban-8655701/

If I see a child without an adult in arms reach, I just stop and stare until I figure out who their adult is or talk with them until their adult comes if no one is around.

Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/consheabrown1/unspoken-mom-code-rules

Just think, for example, of Americans reacting to the storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former U.S. President Donald Trump in January 2021: They were either up in arms or loudly cheering.

Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/09/10/russia-war-putin-prisposoblenchestvo-conformism-adapt-support-culture-history/

Passionate "Wheel of Fortune" fans were up in arms about the spelling error.

Source: https://nypost.com/entertainment/pat-sajak-worst-wheel-of-fortune-blunders/

Sudan’s military, headed by Lt Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitary group RSF, led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, are up in arms due to their disagreements over the proposed transition to civilian rule in the country.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/world/sudan-crisis-latest-news-khartoum-civilian-evauations-ceasefire-8574376/

Taiwan is expecting a fast-tracked $500 million weapons package from Washington this year to make up for delays in arms procurements, the island’s defence minister said on Monday.

Source: https://guardian.ng/news/taiwan-in-talks-for-500-mn-weapons-package-from-us/

That is what dealers are up in arms about.

Source: https://www.citizen.co.za/news/fuel-retailers-load-shedding-help-oil-companies/

The even shorter 1-month TBill has the entire bear side of the Twittersphere up in arms because it has fallen off a cliff recently, down from 4.74% to just 3.36% at the end of last week.

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4596072-weekly-market-pulse-this-too-shall-pass?source=feed_all_articles

The only thing worse than this would be if your dog was caught in a body-crushing kill trap and you watched helplessly as your dog died in arms.

Source: https://vtdigger.org/2023/01/27/katerina-brumer-its-not-just-me-who-wants-to-see-trapping-banned/

The reason why there are so many people up in arms about this is because it doesn’t appear to have happened.

Source: https://www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/23542709.cornwall-car-parking-charges-anger-increase-fees/?ref=rss

This week, lawmakers in the U.K.’s second chamber have debated updates to the country’s Investigatory Powers Act — a sweeping digital surveillance regime dubbed the snoopers’ charter — that have Silicon Valley heavyweights up in arms.

Source: https://www.politico.eu/article/rishi-sunak-loves-big-tech-why-does-he-keep-scaring-them-away/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

Villagers in Garway were up in arms over rumours that Whitbread Flowers Ltd, the owners of the Garway Inn, were planning to close it later that month and put it up for auction without a licence, along with 10 acres of land.

Source: https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/23264687.battle-raged-future-herefordshire-pub-closure-threat-loomed/?ref=rss

‘What is more, these are reconnaissance missions which are conducted in concert with our brothers in arms from the Defence Forces mostly from artillery units,’ Lt Col Kindratenko said.

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/04/27/ukrainians-special-forces-are-operating-deep-behind-russian-lines-18680106/