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Recent Examples of matériel The expenditure of those munitions goes along with other losses of materiel, including fighter jets, airborne early warning and reconnaissance planes, helicopters and drones. — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026 Iran has provided no overall information on its materiel losses. — Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 19 July 2026 The goal now is to create a new family of cargo vehicles capable of carrying materiel while operating within the demands of modern warfare. — David Szondy june 03, New Atlas, 3 June 2026 Strategic airlift, with an objective of efficiently supplying a wide range of front-line commands with materiel specific to their operational needs over multiple domains and theatres globally. — Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for matériel
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Noun
  • Lacking life detection equipment, the workers strained to hear their cries.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Longevity is pushing yacht design beyond a checklist of equipment toward a complete ecosystem.
    — Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 19 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Meanwhile, Yudkowsky took such tropes of rebellion and rule-breaking and built a philosophical apparatus around them.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The Bourne films questioned America’s surveillance and security apparatus in the wake of 9/11.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • We’re known for being on time, knowing our stuff, not being crazy to work with.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Sep. 2026
  • That’s me communicating when stuff isn’t right, and communicating when stuff is right, and making sure that his confidence is still there, just continuing to get better.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2026

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“Matériel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mat%C3%A9riel. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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