materials

plural of material

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Recent Examples of materials It should be made from natural, heavy and durable materials -- much like the wood used by Goh -- and, when affordable, from the finest timber. — Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026 For Miraval The Red Sea, Foster + Partners architects have designed 180 guest rooms, suites, and villas with biophilic shapes and natural materials, allowing the accommodations to seamlessly fit into the landscape. — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2026 Unlike minerals produced primarily from dedicated mines, scandium is often recovered alongside other materials, such as titanium, zirconium, cobalt, nickel, and aluminum, according to Metal Tech News. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026 In the ancient world, amphorae were used to transport a variety of materials, including wine, olive oil and grain. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026 Lauren Truslow is chief executive of 3D Enviro, a Virginia company that does hazardous materials abatement with a handful of workers affected by the TPS expiration for El Salvador. — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026 Sobon said Wide Open Walls covers an artist’s costs including paint, materials, equipment, insurance, travel, lodging and production support. — Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026 Transporting anything from Earth to Mars is costly, and building materials are especially so. — ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026 To circumvent these challenges, aerospace engineers and scientists plan to practice In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU), the use of materials already found on the planet. — New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for materials
Noun
  • The island becoms a military node Keen Sword will also establish a joint coordination center at the Yonaguni garrison, where Japanese and US forces will conduct island-defense exercises and coordinate with equipment deployed at other locations.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Broadly, the idea is that consumers and small shops should have access to the tools, parts and information needed to repair their own electronic devices, farm equipment and cars, among other things.
    — Robert Ferris, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The premium hardware and 500D nylon build offer IPX4 splash protection and rugged longevity without relying on the loud, militaristic styling that makes other tactical packs look out of place in a professional office.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The stock rose almost 2% on Monday, when the company also announced new software and hardware solutions to control AI agents.
    — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • But he and the offensive line were demoralized on a pair of run-stuffs.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The first clues came in the 1970s, when Jacob Bekenstein and Stephen Hawking calculated the entropy of black holes — typically a measure of how much stuff fits inside an object.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026

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“Materials.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/materials. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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