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Recent Examples of matériel The goal now is to create a new family of cargo vehicles capable of carrying materiel while operating within the demands of modern warfare. David Szondy june 03, New Atlas, 3 June 2026 Strategic airlift, with an objective of efficiently supplying a wide range of front-line commands with materiel specific to their operational needs over multiple domains and theatres globally. Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026 In Syria, Khamenei’s death was seen as vengeance for his support with arms, men and materiel for former Syrian President Bashar Assad, who was deposed in December 2024. Ramin Mostaghim, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026 As war erupted, the US brought the ship back into its transport fleet to take materiel to the peninsula, supporting US and United Nations troops fighting to push back a North Korean invasion of the South. Gawon Bae, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for matériel
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Noun
  • The next day, a team from Chile, utilizing radar and sonar sound-detection equipment, confirmed the presence of Gil, still alive, in the sub-basement.
    Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • Crews have been seen unloading equipment from trucks this week — much of it covered or obscured — and barricades have been placed near the perimeter of the arena.
    Meriam Bouarrouj, NBC news, 4 July 2026
Noun
  • Hearn also donated to Democratic fundraising apparatus ActBlue 10 times while also contributing to Barack Obama’s presidential campaigns five times, an administration official told Fox News Digital.
    Jasmine Baehr , Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • Much of this anti-Constitutional apparatus was scrapped after the war.
    Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • There’s a lot of bad crowd work out there, just like there is bad anything else — fledgling or whatever rookie stuff.
    Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • There’s a bunch of new things across most of the 2026 range, mainly cosmetic, but also hardware and weight-saving stuff as well.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 July 2026

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“Matériel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mat%C3%A9riel. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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