materials

plural of material

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Recent Examples of materials Hall explained that his family had made it onto their new land but still needed a few materials to get things working properly. — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2026 The work includes everything from flash cards and educational materials to children's literature, giving tribal members new ways to learn and engage with the language. — Conor McGill, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026 The studies involved Washington University materials scientist Rohan Mishra and collaborators at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Georgia Tech and South Korea’s UNIST, among others. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026 Theoretical physicists Alberto Nicolis, Federico Piazza and Angelo Esposito have spent their careers thinking about strange quantum materials such as superfluid helium. — Matthew Von Hippel, Scientific American, 7 Nov. 2026 Hamas blamed Israel for not allowing shelters and construction materials into Gaza. — Reuters, NBC news, 7 Nov. 2026 Volkswagen's improvements to cabin materials and passenger accommodation help strengthen its case. — New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for materials
Noun
  • Factories can create digital twins of individual machines, production lines, or entire facilities to monitor equipment health, identify bottlenecks, and optimize production schedules.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Extending a grant’s deadline will not pay salaries or maintain equipment.
    — Carole LaBonne, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • There is also a chance Witt takes home more hardware this offseason.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The second-generation prototype, Max 2, is expected to incorporate several hardware changes.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • But Cathcarts can’t use the Flora stuff because they’re not supposed to know about the honey trap, not that Morgan knows that he is not supposed to know.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Capricorn December 22 – January 19 The everyday stuff could go surprisingly well today.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026

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“Materials.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/materials. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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