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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Crowley’s fund helped an independent grocery store swap its equipment for more efficient models and has similar projects waiting for financing.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2025
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Place this on your porch or deck, or add one inside your shed to keep gardening equipment, pool items, and toys all together.—
Carly Totten,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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All mammals have the physiological ability to measure both oxygen and CO2 in their bodies, and essentially use the same hardware to do it, McKnight said.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
26 Mar. 2025
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Update, Tuesday Mar 25, 2025: This article has been updated with details on the Pixel 10 imaging hardware.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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There’s no kind and cuddly way to prepare for this stuff.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2025
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Jamie is a normal kid getting harassed on social media and so his head spirals into stuff.—
Nell Frizzell,
Vogue,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Materials.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/materials. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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