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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Recent Examples of matériel
Russia’s economy has been struggling and its battlefield progress has ground to a halt, while Ukraine faces a manpower and materiel shortage.
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Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 16 June 2026
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
There are six cargo elevators for moving materiel and supplies from the cargo holds, as well as two aircraft elevators.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 28 May 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
Both sides had heavily reinforced the front lines with thousands of new forces and increasingly advanced materiel.
—Liam Karr, Time, 8 Dec. 2025
Germany’s ongoing commitments to provide war materiel to Ukraine and the population’s reluctance to undertake military service hinder a speedy conventional military buildup.
—Moritz S. Graefrath, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2025
Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 16 June 2026
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
There are six cargo elevators for moving materiel and supplies from the cargo holds, as well as two aircraft elevators.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 28 May 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
Both sides had heavily reinforced the front lines with thousands of new forces and increasingly advanced materiel.
—Liam Karr, Time, 8 Dec. 2025
Germany’s ongoing commitments to provide war materiel to Ukraine and the population’s reluctance to undertake military service hinder a speedy conventional military buildup.
—Moritz S. Graefrath, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for matériel
Noun
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The rules require buildings to have a clear plan for managing equipment failures, including specific procedures to assist residents who may be trapped.—
Joan Murray,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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Data processing also uses a lot of water to cool the buildings and their equipment.—
Rachel Mural,
The Conversation,
18 June 2026
Noun
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What started as a fun way to get into the tournament spirit took an unexpected turn when they were served with legal papers from FIFA’s lawyers last Friday and ordered to cease and desist trading in the offending apparatus.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
15 June 2026
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Nivola, 53, has accumulated the career that working actors recognize as enviable and that the wider awards apparatus has historically overlooked.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
14 June 2026
Noun
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Will Smith traversed the globe for 100 days and did a whole bunch of adventure-quest stuff on the Disney Plus/National Geographic series Pole to Pole With Will Smith.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
20 June 2026
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And the longer-term stuff that even those close to him might not have recognized.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
20 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Matériel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mat%C3%A9riel. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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