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
Seemingly recorded over an indeterminate amount of time, across an indeterminate number of places—the press materials mention more than a dozen studios—the album’s 10 songs fuse together like a late-in-life-surgery.
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Elizabeth Nelson, Pitchfork, 8 Apr. 2026
The dispute started earlier this year and escalated last month when Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco seized 1,000 boxes of election materials to investigate a complaint from a local citizens group about the ballot count from a November 2025 special election on redistricting.
—ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
The craftsmanship relies on turning materials like sweetgrass, black ash, spruce root and porcupine quills into curvaceous, geometrically astounding baskets.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
Despite the limited finds, these materials proved crucial for dating the site.
—Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
For period care, consider tampons made from organic materials such as cotton and bamboo, as around 90% of period products contain plastic.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2026
Initially, about 1,000 boxes of election materials were seized in March.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026
California law requires county officials to keep election materials sealed for 22 months for elections involving a federal office and for six months for all other contests.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
And nearly everything in the rooms is made from natural materials like wood, cotton, and linen.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2026
Elizabeth Nelson, Pitchfork, 8 Apr. 2026
The dispute started earlier this year and escalated last month when Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco seized 1,000 boxes of election materials to investigate a complaint from a local citizens group about the ballot count from a November 2025 special election on redistricting.
—ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
The craftsmanship relies on turning materials like sweetgrass, black ash, spruce root and porcupine quills into curvaceous, geometrically astounding baskets.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
Despite the limited finds, these materials proved crucial for dating the site.
—Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
For period care, consider tampons made from organic materials such as cotton and bamboo, as around 90% of period products contain plastic.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2026
Initially, about 1,000 boxes of election materials were seized in March.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026
California law requires county officials to keep election materials sealed for 22 months for elections involving a federal office and for six months for all other contests.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
And nearly everything in the rooms is made from natural materials like wood, cotton, and linen.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for materials
Noun
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Workers often enter deep shafts using rudimentary equipment, while enforcement of rules is carried out through violence.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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Investigators found that the fire was ignited when equipment failed on a decades-old PG&E transmission line.—
Melody Petersen,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But the agency didn't modify the heat shield itself, stressing that the hardware was up to the challenge.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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Mission slipped into 2025 because ULA needed more Vulcan rocket hardware beyond Cert-2 and the two USSF missions that took priority over the Dream Chaser flight.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Even though there was some absurd stuff on the show, people did legitimately do things that were outrageous back then.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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This is distinct from writing that is humorous, the stuff that will give you a wry smile at best.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Materials.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/materials. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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