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
Ukraine makes occasional drone strikes within Russia, and its degradation of Russian naval power in the Black Sea has been impressive, but Kyiv lacks the manpower and the materiel to capture large amounts of territory.
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Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 1 May 2025
All that had to be done was to get Ukraine to back off its unrealistic demands for a return of all its territory, at which point Putin would seize the chance to buy time to repair his economy and replenish his troops and materiel.
—Robert Kagan, The Atlantic, 29 Apr. 2025
After the first Gulf war, in which the United States defeated the sixth-largest army in six days with very few casualties, analysts assumed that future wars would likely be short and would not require massive stockpiles of basic munitions and materiel.
—Michael Brown, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Several former Chinese fighters have described harsh conditions and subpar materiel at the front.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
In exchange, Assad allowed Iran to use his country to build its regional network, giving it control of warehouses and airports and permitting it to move money and materiel bound for Iranian proxies across Syrian territory and airspace.
—Dana Stroul, Foreign Affairs, 2 Apr. 2025
In exchange, Assad allowed Iran to use his country to build its regional network, giving it control of warehouses and airports and permitting it to move money and materiel bound for Iranian proxies across Syrian territory and airspace.
—Dana Stroul, Foreign Affairs, 2 Apr. 2025
Under the current system, in which countries compete with one another for parts and supplies—thereby driving up the prices of defense materiel—Europe will fail.
—Jack Watling, Foreign Affairs, 24 Mar. 2025
The inescapable conclusion is that mass—that is, having more forces or materiel than an enemy—is important.
—Stacie L. Pettyjohn, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2025
Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 1 May 2025
All that had to be done was to get Ukraine to back off its unrealistic demands for a return of all its territory, at which point Putin would seize the chance to buy time to repair his economy and replenish his troops and materiel.
—Robert Kagan, The Atlantic, 29 Apr. 2025
After the first Gulf war, in which the United States defeated the sixth-largest army in six days with very few casualties, analysts assumed that future wars would likely be short and would not require massive stockpiles of basic munitions and materiel.
—Michael Brown, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Several former Chinese fighters have described harsh conditions and subpar materiel at the front.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
In exchange, Assad allowed Iran to use his country to build its regional network, giving it control of warehouses and airports and permitting it to move money and materiel bound for Iranian proxies across Syrian territory and airspace.
—Dana Stroul, Foreign Affairs, 2 Apr. 2025
In exchange, Assad allowed Iran to use his country to build its regional network, giving it control of warehouses and airports and permitting it to move money and materiel bound for Iranian proxies across Syrian territory and airspace.
—Dana Stroul, Foreign Affairs, 2 Apr. 2025
Under the current system, in which countries compete with one another for parts and supplies—thereby driving up the prices of defense materiel—Europe will fail.
—Jack Watling, Foreign Affairs, 24 Mar. 2025
The inescapable conclusion is that mass—that is, having more forces or materiel than an enemy—is important.
—Stacie L. Pettyjohn, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for matériel
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The birds, a Mourning dove and European starling, were collected by the operators of the power line, PG&E, who said in a statement to KGO that the equipment at the center of the bird controversy met avian safety standards, in a statement provided to USA TODAY Tuesday.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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While there’s nothing inherently wrong with the U.S. military accepting used equipment from another country, Donald Trump’s plan to use a Boeing 747 from Qatar as a new Air Force One and then keeping it for his own personal use after leaving office has too many problems to fly.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
14 May 2025
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That year, the American political apparatus stepped to the pulpit to denigrate the activists: Tom Cotton, Mike Johnson, Joe Biden, Eric Adams.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
17 May 2025
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Both of his lungs collapsed, and he was placed on a breathing apparatus.—
Heran Mamo,
Billboard,
16 May 2025
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Here’s the really good news among the bad critical vulnerability disclosure stuff: there is no patch to install, no updates to deploy, and no action required by the user at all.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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The following day the student discovered that someone had rummaged through the car and thrown stuff around, according to an arrest warrant affidavit obtained by the Star-Telegram.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 May 2025
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“Matériel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mat%C3%A9riel. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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