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or materiel
as in equipment
items needed for the performance of a task or activity
the army is running short of clothing and other matériel
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Recent Examples of matériel
Indeed, access to the VW Group’s materiel and finances turned out to be exactly what Lamborghini needed to thrive.
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Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2025
Feminine elegance: a true return to feminine beauty and sophistication through beautiful materiel, leather, mature color palette (Gucci, Ferragamo, Bottega Veneta, Sportmax, Fabiana Filippi).
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
They are engaged in indirect conflict over Ukraine, whose defense against the ongoing Russian invasion NATO is supporting with materiel and training.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
If Ukraine can widen these kill zones—by surveilling more territory and striking behind Russia’s current forward lines—and deny Russia the ability to mass men and materiel in its rear, Russian formations will be unable to generate any momentum.
—Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025
As the days become weeks and months, however, different metrics take over: materiel use, meters of territory won and lost, climbing numbers of captives and casualties.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 11 Sep. 2025
Ukrainian and Western governments have accused North Korea of supplying significant amounts of ammunition and troops to support Russia's war, while Kyiv and its NATO backers have identified China as Moscow's prime source of materiel and a vital economic lifeline.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2025
The measure on bombs and other materiel to Israel failed 73-24.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 31 July 2025
In addition, the U.S. must rebuild with its allies the ability to sustain manufacturing for the materiel needed in a conflict.
—Michael Brown, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2025
Feminine elegance: a true return to feminine beauty and sophistication through beautiful materiel, leather, mature color palette (Gucci, Ferragamo, Bottega Veneta, Sportmax, Fabiana Filippi).
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
They are engaged in indirect conflict over Ukraine, whose defense against the ongoing Russian invasion NATO is supporting with materiel and training.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
If Ukraine can widen these kill zones—by surveilling more territory and striking behind Russia’s current forward lines—and deny Russia the ability to mass men and materiel in its rear, Russian formations will be unable to generate any momentum.
—Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025
As the days become weeks and months, however, different metrics take over: materiel use, meters of territory won and lost, climbing numbers of captives and casualties.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 11 Sep. 2025
Ukrainian and Western governments have accused North Korea of supplying significant amounts of ammunition and troops to support Russia's war, while Kyiv and its NATO backers have identified China as Moscow's prime source of materiel and a vital economic lifeline.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2025
The measure on bombs and other materiel to Israel failed 73-24.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 31 July 2025
In addition, the U.S. must rebuild with its allies the ability to sustain manufacturing for the materiel needed in a conflict.
—Michael Brown, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for matériel
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Sports Equipment While the dishwasher isn't ideal for cleaning baseball caps, uniforms, or equipment heavily-coated with mud, a trip through a dishwasher cycle is ideal to remove bacteria and odors from mouth guards and hard plastic shin guards.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
9 Jan. 2026
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The facility had dishes and equipment washed in an automatic dish machine without any sanitizer.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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The decisive role of security forces Multiple experts agreed that Iran’s future hinges on whether the regime’s coercive apparatus, including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Basij militia and the regular military, remains intact.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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In December 2025, the heavy apparatus count was down to 240 and 207 ambulances with 90 service orders, according to LAFD data.—
Jeff Nguyen,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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In other words, pedestrian stuff that doesn’t light up social media or earn an invitation to hold forth on one of the Beltway chat shows.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Beyond politics, what about the more inside baseball industry stuff?—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
7 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Matériel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mat%C3%A9riel. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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