as in equipment
items needed for the performance of a task or activity
I have all the materials to build the mobile
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Recent Examples of materials
Sources told Fox 8 that bomb-making materials were found at the rental property.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Smart storage and tech Despite those materials, the ZDX does have a bunch of places to store your small gear besides the wireless phone charger spot.
—Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Instead, most of the influence matter has had on these photons comes from materials inside a galaxy—either the galaxy that hosts the source or within our own Milky Way.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 3 Jan. 2025
The house blends into its surroundings by using materials like river rocks and giant boulders that double as walls, barriers and volumes.
—Roxana Popescu, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Reading scales categorize texts by difficulty, allowing educators to match students with appropriate materials.
—Geoffrey Alphonso, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Bomb-making materials have been recovered at Jabbar's Houston home, sources confirmed to ABC News.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025
Congress required that any materials received by states be used to maintain current border barriers.
—Ayden Runnels, Austin American-Statesman, 28 Dec. 2024
Brands trust Salt Paper Studio for their expertise in creating advertising content, from in-store signage and point-of-purchase materials to social media ads and multiple digital assets.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Smart storage and tech Despite those materials, the ZDX does have a bunch of places to store your small gear besides the wireless phone charger spot.
—Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Instead, most of the influence matter has had on these photons comes from materials inside a galaxy—either the galaxy that hosts the source or within our own Milky Way.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 3 Jan. 2025
The house blends into its surroundings by using materials like river rocks and giant boulders that double as walls, barriers and volumes.
—Roxana Popescu, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Reading scales categorize texts by difficulty, allowing educators to match students with appropriate materials.
—Geoffrey Alphonso, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Bomb-making materials have been recovered at Jabbar's Houston home, sources confirmed to ABC News.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025
Congress required that any materials received by states be used to maintain current border barriers.
—Ayden Runnels, Austin American-Statesman, 28 Dec. 2024
Brands trust Salt Paper Studio for their expertise in creating advertising content, from in-store signage and point-of-purchase materials to social media ads and multiple digital assets.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for materials
Noun
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The food bank also used $1 million of the donation to purchase new equipment, including two generators and two tractor trailers for carrying perishables, and has spent about $3 million on improving the food bank's facility in Laredo, Texas.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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Evidence is mounting that the equipment of Southern California Edison, the region’s largest electricity provider, may have caused the Eaton Fire.—
Tom Philp,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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There is hardware, and then there is all the people who will exploit it.—
Billy Perrigo,
TIME,
2 Mar. 2025
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An Honor spokesperson told CNBC the money would go toward putting AI into hardware as well as next generation AI agents, which are often described as more advanced virtual assistants.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Natalie does a lot of stuff with Everytown for Gun Safety.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2025
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The weirdest stuff in the movie belongs to Queen Latifah and Terrence Howard’s roles as Christmas angels who narrate the story and get into some hi-jinks on the side.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Materials.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/materials. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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