as in equipment
items needed for the performance of a task or activity
I have all the materials to build the mobile
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Recent Examples of materials
Recycled materials are incorporated into the design, from the roof shingles and steel to a coal-burning byproduct called fly ash that is incorporated with the building’s concrete.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 May 2026
There’s a parade of VHS covers, marketing materials, merchandising tie-ins, declining box office reports, and inevitably, a flurry of blogs both detailing the series’ homophobia and transphobia, and attempting to reclaim it.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 13 May 2026
Derrick was charged with manufacturing explosive materials without a license, unlawfully possessing an unregistered destructive device and distributing information related to the manufacture of explosives.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
These materials include copper, aluminum oxide, and hydrogen fluoride, which is used as a propellant in some rocket engines.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 13 May 2026
Olympic barbells have the same weight, diameter, and length, but other aspects can differ from brand to brand, such as the materials used.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
The company provides materials and products to major semiconductor manufacturers.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 13 May 2026
Compost is that rich mixture of various nitrogen-rich materials — grass clippings, vegetable scraps, eggshells, tree leaves and more — after decomposition by microorganisms breaks them down.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
ServiceNow is a Fortune partner that provided materials for review.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 May 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 May 2026
There’s a parade of VHS covers, marketing materials, merchandising tie-ins, declining box office reports, and inevitably, a flurry of blogs both detailing the series’ homophobia and transphobia, and attempting to reclaim it.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 13 May 2026
Derrick was charged with manufacturing explosive materials without a license, unlawfully possessing an unregistered destructive device and distributing information related to the manufacture of explosives.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
These materials include copper, aluminum oxide, and hydrogen fluoride, which is used as a propellant in some rocket engines.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 13 May 2026
Olympic barbells have the same weight, diameter, and length, but other aspects can differ from brand to brand, such as the materials used.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
The company provides materials and products to major semiconductor manufacturers.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 13 May 2026
Compost is that rich mixture of various nitrogen-rich materials — grass clippings, vegetable scraps, eggshells, tree leaves and more — after decomposition by microorganisms breaks them down.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
ServiceNow is a Fortune partner that provided materials for review.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for materials
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Fly By Jing discovered that a third-party manufacturer produces its products on equipment that also processed peanuts, which may have led to cross-contamination, according to the recall.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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The device could also diagnose sleep disorders without bulky la equipment, monitor mental health conditions over time, and sense early signs of medical complications, the university said.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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Established in 2014, the Project Zero team comprises security researchers from Google, tasked with studying zero-day vulnerabilities in hardware and software systems from their employer and others.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Four LiDAR sensors and 2,560 TOPS AI system At the center of the top-spec Li Auto L9 is a major upgrade in autonomous driving hardware.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
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The Mets want to see better results with his stuff in the zone before giving him another start.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
16 May 2026
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In fact, one of my chief complaints about some contemporary thrillers is the feeling that characters are required to do dumb stuff by the unseen hand of the author, just so more crazy twists can happen.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
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“Materials.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/materials. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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