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
Fundstrat reiterated its preference for technology, financials, industrials, small-cap stocks and energy/basic materials.
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Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
25 June 2026
According to the researchers, the findings provide general design principles that could guide the development of future organic photovoltaic materials and device architectures.
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Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
24 June 2026
The Zeelander 8 fit that bill, with low-maintenance materials and simple onboard systems.
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Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
24 June 2026
Her first retrospective opens this week at the Hessel Museum of Art at Bard College in upstate New York, where curator Candice Hopkins has brought together some 55 works, threading them together with contextual archival materials.
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Lua Vollaard,
ARTnews.com,
24 June 2026
The gala also provides sponsorship opportunities for donors who give between $1,000 to $5,000, with each tier receiving perks such as VIP seats, logo/name recognition at the gala and full page recognition in the event materials.
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Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
june 24,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
This facility is not used for the storage of hazardous materials.
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Austin Turner,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
The deal, which was reached during Obama's administration, involved Iran receiving significant international sanctions relief in exchange for imposing long-term limits on its nuclear materials.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
City Council members also have been given an opportunity to review the outside investigation, though Phillips couldn’t say who had read the materials.
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Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
17 June 2026
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
25 June 2026
According to the researchers, the findings provide general design principles that could guide the development of future organic photovoltaic materials and device architectures.
—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
24 June 2026
The Zeelander 8 fit that bill, with low-maintenance materials and simple onboard systems.
—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
24 June 2026
Her first retrospective opens this week at the Hessel Museum of Art at Bard College in upstate New York, where curator Candice Hopkins has brought together some 55 works, threading them together with contextual archival materials.
—
Lua Vollaard,
ARTnews.com,
24 June 2026
The gala also provides sponsorship opportunities for donors who give between $1,000 to $5,000, with each tier receiving perks such as VIP seats, logo/name recognition at the gala and full page recognition in the event materials.
—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
june 24,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
This facility is not used for the storage of hazardous materials.
—
Austin Turner,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
The deal, which was reached during Obama's administration, involved Iran receiving significant international sanctions relief in exchange for imposing long-term limits on its nuclear materials.
—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
City Council members also have been given an opportunity to review the outside investigation, though Phillips couldn’t say who had read the materials.
—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for materials
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El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said 300 rescuers and paramedics, along with 50 tons of equipment, medicines and essential supplies, were ready to depart for Caracas.
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Drivers wear vests which pump cooling liquid through a network of tubes, linked to pumping equipment inside the car.
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Marco Wang, an analyst focusing on Chinese robotics for technology research firm Interact Analysis, said the technical readiness of dexterous robotics hands, for example, are among the lowest in hardware components.
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The report said that advanced inference engines optimize hardware resources by reusing computational memory, which significantly drives down the cost of running complex AI models.
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Addam has a dragon and got to swoop in after all the fighting for the warm and fuzzy stuff.
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Tackle one section of a room at a time—a nightstand, dresser, desk, or medicine cabinet—to help give more structure and direction when working in with lots of stuff.
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“Materials.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/materials. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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