raw material
noun
: crude or processed material that can be converted by manufacture, processing, or combination into a new and useful product
Wheat … is raw material for the flour mill …—
C. A. Koepke
C. A. Koepke
broadly
: something with a potential for improvement, development, or elaboration
… perplexities are often the raw material of discoveries. —Agnes M. Clerke
Agnes M. Clerke Examples of raw material in a Sentence
His experiences during the war were the raw material for the story.
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The Israeli military later said raw materials are processed for enrichment at the Yazd plant and the strike was a major blow to Iran’s nuclear program.
—Farnoush Amiri, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
The raw materials out there that can run this type of projection are hard to find, which added to the $120,000 and counting Roberts spent on bringing this to his theater, including a $100,000 loan in August.
—Joseph Hernandez
march 28, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
The Israeli military later said raw materials are processed for enrichment at the Yazd plant and that the strike was a major blow to Iran's nuclear program.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Mar. 2026
Most of the moon would have been destroyed or fell into the planet, but a small fraction of debris remained in orbit, resulting in the raw material for Saturn's rings, scientists suggest.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2026
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Farnoush Amiri, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
The raw materials out there that can run this type of projection are hard to find, which added to the $120,000 and counting Roberts spent on bringing this to his theater, including a $100,000 loan in August.
—Joseph Hernandez
march 28, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
The Israeli military later said raw materials are processed for enrichment at the Yazd plant and that the strike was a major blow to Iran's nuclear program.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Mar. 2026
Most of the moon would have been destroyed or fell into the planet, but a small fraction of debris remained in orbit, resulting in the raw material for Saturn's rings, scientists suggest.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Raw material.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raw%20material. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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