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
All of which can affect the materials, leading to wrinkles, damage, and more.
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Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2025
City officials are now negotiating to have the mound sampled for hazardous materials, to narrow their options for moving it.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 16 Mar. 2025
Interior designers weigh in on the bedding materials, colors, and textures to refresh your room with this year.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2025
Candidates were asked if the school board should restrict education materials.
—Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
Powerful rotors and lighter materials are used to build the robot and give it substantial strength.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 15 Mar. 2025
The petrochemical facilities that produce plastics and their component materials can also present pollution threats to neighboring communities and emit large amounts of greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
For instance, if tariffs are expected to rise, businesses may stock up on materials today.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
But Stanford University just made a real breakthrough by proposing the use of strikingly simple materials such as rocks.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 2025
Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2025
City officials are now negotiating to have the mound sampled for hazardous materials, to narrow their options for moving it.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 16 Mar. 2025
Interior designers weigh in on the bedding materials, colors, and textures to refresh your room with this year.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2025
Candidates were asked if the school board should restrict education materials.
—Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
Powerful rotors and lighter materials are used to build the robot and give it substantial strength.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 15 Mar. 2025
The petrochemical facilities that produce plastics and their component materials can also present pollution threats to neighboring communities and emit large amounts of greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
For instance, if tariffs are expected to rise, businesses may stock up on materials today.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
But Stanford University just made a real breakthrough by proposing the use of strikingly simple materials such as rocks.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for materials
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Strategic National Coverage via Four Warehouses For consumers integrating fitness into their everyday environments, waiting weeks for equipment to arrive can derail momentum.—
Rhiannon Frater,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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Some of the money goes to teacher bonuses, exam fees and the purchase of equipment.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2025
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This historic event showcased the current state of humanoid robot technology, particularly highlighting hardware robustness rather than artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 2025
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Most industry analysts expected Nintendo to hold the price for the Switch 2 hardware steady, even as Trump's wide-ranging tariffs threatened to raise the cost the company incurred for systems built in China and Vietnam.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 Apr. 2025
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The shoe thing can be especially frustrating because finding a place on the far side of the security to sit down with all your stuff and re-tie your shoes isn’t always easy.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
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Everybody's talkin' all this stuff about Britney Spears.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Materials.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/materials. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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