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
End Of Cheap And Reliable Inputs For much of the past three decades, companies could assume that raw materials would be available, relatively affordable and sourced through global supply chains that prioritized efficiency.
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Anthony Milewski, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Let’s move toward a circular economy in all possible ways; even a very special raw material like this can be recycled into something new of high quality.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 28 May 2026
The following day, the Producer Price Index release suggested worse to come: The numbers companies are paying for raw materials and inputs surged 1.4% in April, three times the forecast and seven fold the reading from December.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 19 May 2026
India has also banned all exports of sugar at least through September to ensure a local supply of sugar, but also to ensure enough raw material is available if ethanol blending levels are to be increased.
—Anton L. Delgado, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2026
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Anthony Milewski, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Let’s move toward a circular economy in all possible ways; even a very special raw material like this can be recycled into something new of high quality.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 28 May 2026
The following day, the Producer Price Index release suggested worse to come: The numbers companies are paying for raw materials and inputs surged 1.4% in April, three times the forecast and seven fold the reading from December.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 19 May 2026
India has also banned all exports of sugar at least through September to ensure a local supply of sugar, but also to ensure enough raw material is available if ethanol blending levels are to be increased.
—Anton L. Delgado, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for raw material
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Investigators said the device had the potential to damage an aircraft and cause a loss of cabin pressure.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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Steve Hilton has painted California as a state bursting with potential that has lost its way under Democratic leadership in his bid to be the state's first Republican governor in more than 15 years.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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Ionic liquids are essentially salts that stay in liquid form even in the vacuum of space, which very few materials can do.—
Omar Kardoudi
June 05,
New Atlas,
5 June 2026
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The movie is a straightforward and durable adaptation — Jolie’s electric performance won her an Oscar — but bringing the material to the stage has allowed a more fungible approach to the material, to both capture what happened to Kaysen and express what was flowing through her mind.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
5 June 2026
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“Raw material.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raw%20material. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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