(n.) Defensive armor in general; a full suit of defensive armor.
Example Sentences:
(1) SimCity, of course, handed this panoply of powers to the player.
(2) But the county authorities, along with Montana's state election officials, have steadfastly refused to grant the request, offering a panoply of excuses, many of them contradictory.
(3) In addition, much of it comes from the panoply of neurotransmitters available, of which the neuropeptides represent a major portion.
(4) Members of the Ig gene superfamily play a major role in the development and operation of the immune and nervous systems, and any perturbation of their expression would be anticipated to produce a panoply of signs and symptoms, such as those characterizing the AT phenotype.
(5) The US government believes there are 20 to 30 Americans currently fighting in Syria for the panoply of jihadist groups there, according to a senior official.
(6) As expected, the White House’s announcement included visa bans, asset freezes and export licence denials on a panoply of top Russian officials and firms as reprisal for the continuing destabilisation of eastern Ukraine .
(7) Both the administration and Congress intend the legislation to join a panoply of recent moves to bolster cybersecurity, including February’s announced creation of a consolidated center within the intelligence agencies for analysis of internet-borne threats.
(8) Particularly arresting were the new uses Bush was making of her voice: tracks such as Pull Out the Pin and Suspended in Gaffa teemed with a panoply of exaggerated accents and jarring phrasings, as Bush applied thespian emphasis on particular words or syllables, and developed a whole new vocabulary of harsh shrieks and throat-scorched yelps.
(9) The study identifies a whole panoply of strategies used by mothers in response (only mothers were questioned for the research), some of which frankly don't sound much like strategies at all.
(10) For under £100, a panoply of Android handsets are now available too, which Google claims offer the full smartphone experience.
(11) But that old attitude has been largely overtaken by a panoply of so-called scientific techniques to reduce the "stress" of the whole occasion.
(12) Print brands donate content to Facebook in hopes of generating return traffic [and revenue] but seem disappointed,” said Group M. “Facebook is a simpler, better-sold alternative to print’s competing panoply.” For TV broadcasters, growth has been cut from 7.4% at the beginning of this year to just 2.6% by year end.
(13) The modern smoker is confronted with a highly engineered, complex composite of specially designed paper, tobacco, tobacco additives, and a panoply of filters, a far cry from the hollow reed Columbus saw.
(14) The memo explains that just as consumers now blame cigarette companies for lung cancer, so they will end up blaming food companies for obesity, unless a panoply of defensive strategies are put into action.
(15) Organisers expect 15,000 people daily at the gathering, which is supported by Greenpeace, Oxfam, the Via Campesina international peasant movement and a panoply of other participants including Ukranian green education pioneers, survivors of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, organic food organisations, the 100 Million Trees programme and ITPA, a Brazilian conservation group.
(16) He went on to hit the full panoply of liberal issues.
(17) The developmentally disabled, specifically those mentally incompetent from birth, are entitled to a full panoply of constitutional rights and protections.
(18) It is based on a panoply of technical procedures of surgical reconstruction.
(19) Kinani told the Guardian the security forces and Hashd al-Shaabi or popular mobilisation units, the name given to the panoply of militias taking part in the campaign, had taken control of Tikrit general hospital, not far from the city centre, as well as parts of Tikrit University.
(20) Today is no exception; a panoply of images of celebrating Andy Murray's win at Wimbledon .
Splendid
Definition:
(a.) Possessing or displaying splendor; shining; very bright; as, a splendid sun.
(a.) Showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous; as, a splendid palace; a splendid procession or pageant.
(a.) Illustrious; heroic; brilliant; celebrated; famous; as, a splendid victory or reputation.
Example Sentences:
(1) Tim Krul had already made a splendid save to keep out Agüero, and Dzeko had put another effort narrowly wide, before the early bombardment conjured up the opening goal.
(2) Derbies generally struggle to live up to their billing and this one had no chance of matching the hype and hope that went before, yet until Scholes applied his splendid coup de grâce it bore an unexpected resemblance to a mere end-of-season game.
(3) England’s man of the moment found it difficult on his first start although in fairness he was not the only one struggling for momentum before the substitute Andros Townsend sugarcoated the occasion with a splendid equalising goal.
(4) Shaun Derry landed the first blow with a fine header from a Taarabt corner in the 77th minute before Cissé met a splendid Taye Taiwo delivery from the left with an equally fine header to draw the teams level in the 84th.
(5) It celebrates smoking's conviviality and the splendid isolation of the smoker, the smoker's exhibitionism and her pensive introversion.
(6) The soundtrack is supplied by vinyl rotating on vintage record players, a gumball machine dispenses yellow, black and white gobstoppers, and the room is surveilled by the beady eyes of esoteric taxidermy that includes a peacock in full plume and a splendid Himalayan wild goat grazing among the soft seating.
(7) "), or Mrs Wilfer, after placing Bella in the magnificent coach of the Boffins, continuing to "air herself … in a kind of splendidly serene trance on the top step" for the benefit of the neighbours.
(8) Known in the small Welsh town of Llanfyllin as "Lonely Tree", because it stood in splendid isolation, bending to the prevailing west wind on a bare skyline high above the town, the huge, 200-year-old pine could be seen from the school, the church, the police station, the Victorian workhouse and many of the town's pubs.
(9) Carrie gives us a reality complicated by mental illness (a splendid portrayal) .
(10) He records a chat with her PPS, Fergus Montgomery, who told her that his splendidly bouffant hair was the result of going to the hairdresser.
(11) Today, George Osborne will be isolated, although perhaps not so splendidly, as European finance ministers gather to discuss plans to clamp down on bankers pay.
(12) Brought down by Tibi on the edge of the area, Bale picked himself up and struck a splendid free-kick that flew inside Marciano’s near post.
(13) TonyRidge Strid Wood, Bolton Abbey, North Yorkshire Exploring the woodland at either side of the River Wharfe, where it flows through this spectacular, narrow gorge, is a splendid experience at any time of the year.
(14) And, yes, he could also look splendidly odd, with his windbeaten thatch of sandy hair, porcine eyes and a freckled face that would glow puce and glossy with rage.
(15) Despite the problems with the structure, with its chaotic levels, leaking roofs, bewildering layout and dimly lit interiors, the building splendidly sited beside the handsome Victorian city hall and museum had passionate admirers.
(16) His fears were confirmed as Geoff Cameron crossed and Crouch rose above Daryl Janmaat to direct a splendid header across the advancing Krul and into the bottom corner.
(17) The university itself is modern, situated on a splendid campus and has a well-established medical faculty.
(18) Moments previously, David De Gea pulled off a splendid one-handed save after diving to his left, to keep out a goal-bound effort from Dzeko.
(19) The city's splendid neo-gothic town hall is to be closed for the day on Wednesday.
(20) "In the past we had this idea that Stonehenge was standing in splendid isolation, but it wasn't … it's absolutely huge."