as in potential
the basic elements from which something can be developed
Canada now converts most of its raw materials into manufactured goods such as automobiles and auto parts
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Recent Examples of raw material
To mitigate the impact, the government has announced some countermeasures, including suspending import duties on raw materials and accelerating trade talks to diversify export markets.
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Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
Reduced business profits and the cost of raw material on the international market can jeopardize jobs.
—Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Nearly 100 years before the marina was opened in 1985, Ty Rohrer, the cultural affairs manager for the Waukegan Park District and a historian, said piers started appearing in the area where the harbor now sits as the need to bring raw materials to the fledgling factories on the lakefront grew.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Sculpting the raw material Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF) is an additional training process where the model learns to give responses that humans rate as good.
—ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
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Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
Reduced business profits and the cost of raw material on the international market can jeopardize jobs.
—Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Nearly 100 years before the marina was opened in 1985, Ty Rohrer, the cultural affairs manager for the Waukegan Park District and a historian, said piers started appearing in the area where the harbor now sits as the need to bring raw materials to the fledgling factories on the lakefront grew.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Sculpting the raw material Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF) is an additional training process where the model learns to give responses that humans rate as good.
—ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for raw material
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The breakthrough method holds the potential to one day help people regain function after paralysis.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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In the meantime, Alonso will work with the options at his disposal — a group the Bernabeu board view as having great potential in terms of quantity and variety.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Compost for Life uses black soldier fly larvae to break down organic material.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Understanding this transition is critical to designing materials that stay stable under harsh conditions.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Raw material.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raw%20material. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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