Armed
Set up
Set up verb - To arrange something in a certain spot or position.
Both terms in one sentence
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Sinclair is set up early and often as a ruthless, heavily-armed mercenary commander with a take-no-prisoners attitude.
Source: Video Game / Alien: Isolation - Freedom Fighters has a mission where you invade the Soviet Armed Forces Network studios to set up a Freedom Phantom TV station.
Source: Voice of the Resistance -
The explosives closely resemble the image above, except the analog timer is directly on top of the explosives themselves, and they're armed with a safety key and a couple switches, and they're set up in a brick of six sticks of dynamite.
Source: Incredibly Obvious Bomb
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