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
All of which can affect the materials, leading to wrinkles, damage, and more.
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Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2025
City officials are now negotiating to have the mound sampled for hazardous materials, to narrow their options for moving it.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 16 Mar. 2025
Interior designers weigh in on the bedding materials, colors, and textures to refresh your room with this year.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2025
Candidates were asked if the school board should restrict education materials.
—Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
Powerful rotors and lighter materials are used to build the robot and give it substantial strength.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 15 Mar. 2025
The petrochemical facilities that produce plastics and their component materials can also present pollution threats to neighboring communities and emit large amounts of greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
For instance, if tariffs are expected to rise, businesses may stock up on materials today.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
But Stanford University just made a real breakthrough by proposing the use of strikingly simple materials such as rocks.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 2025
Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2025
City officials are now negotiating to have the mound sampled for hazardous materials, to narrow their options for moving it.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 16 Mar. 2025
Interior designers weigh in on the bedding materials, colors, and textures to refresh your room with this year.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2025
Candidates were asked if the school board should restrict education materials.
—Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
Powerful rotors and lighter materials are used to build the robot and give it substantial strength.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 15 Mar. 2025
The petrochemical facilities that produce plastics and their component materials can also present pollution threats to neighboring communities and emit large amounts of greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
For instance, if tariffs are expected to rise, businesses may stock up on materials today.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
But Stanford University just made a real breakthrough by proposing the use of strikingly simple materials such as rocks.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for materials
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This partnership extended beyond watches, encompassing innovations such as technical equipment and landing systems for aircraft carriers and helicopters capable ships.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Taiwanese local media reported that a former TSMC employee now works at top chip manufacturing equipment supplier Tokyo Electron Ltd., and that the Japanese firm’s Taiwan office was raided by investigators.—
Wayne Chang,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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The Pixel 10 Pro line (including the regular Pro, and both the Pro XL and Pro Fold) will introduce new features in hardware and software, as with any manufacturer’s launch of a flagship device.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Google's platform and hardware could use more time to mature here.—
Iyaz Akhtar,
PC Magazine,
16 Aug. 2025
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And that’s the kind of craft that existed in that era, where people who were just writing on staff were writing better than stuff that people make now.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Aug. 2025
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The Premier League started doing stuff with players being interviewed from home on Zoom, and then started the ePremier League, with all 20 clubs asked to find a player who would like to be involved.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Materials.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/materials. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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