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 …—
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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 following month, a warrant led to the seizure of guns, ammunition, cash, machinery, counterfeit drugs and raw materials.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The warehouse completes a full closed-loop auto-material flow system that moves information on raw materials, panels, parts, garments and final shipments seamlessly through the production logic model.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 30 Jan. 2026
Nucor manufactures and produces steel products by utilizing raw materials and recycled scrap metal.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
If approved by voters, the measure would have brought in between $60 million and $90 million annually by charging Chevron for every barrel of raw material that was processed at the plant.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
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Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The warehouse completes a full closed-loop auto-material flow system that moves information on raw materials, panels, parts, garments and final shipments seamlessly through the production logic model.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 30 Jan. 2026
Nucor manufactures and produces steel products by utilizing raw materials and recycled scrap metal.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
If approved by voters, the measure would have brought in between $60 million and $90 million annually by charging Chevron for every barrel of raw material that was processed at the plant.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for raw material
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“Raw material.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raw%20material. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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