variants
or materiel
as in equipment
items needed for the performance of a task or activity
the army is running short of clothing and other matériel
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Noun
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The capital costs of capture equipment, plus the energy demands for capture and conversion processes, create a tough business case without subsidies or premium product markets.—
Peter Bendor-Samuel,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025 -
Meanwhile, newer synthetic drugs such as spice or bath salts may not be detected at all without specialized equipment.—
Andrew Yockey,
The Conversation,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In effect, science and its applications have greatly extended our human sensory apparatus.—
Alan Lightman
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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Part of the appeal of Focus, home to Nosferatu’s Robert Eggers, was its global distribution apparatus (Neon and A24 only distribute in North America).—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
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Everything about Elvis, including his death-by-cardiac-arrest at 42 in Graceland, is the stuff of opera.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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By our points formula, a game in the 10s or below is D-grade, the 20s is average, the 30s above average, the 40s really good and 50s-plus next-stratosphere stuff.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Matériel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mat%C3%A9riel. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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