resources

noun

plural of resource
as in finances
available money do you have the resources to buy a new car or even a used car?

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Recent Examples of resources However, without the financial resources to sign players without restraint, Barcelona are limited by an economic crisis affecting the entire club. — Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 22 July 2026 Saturday introduces Generation 816, a youth initiative that pairs a talent showcase with community resources, before concluding with an evening collaboration at Vine Street Brewing Co. — Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026 The new method greatly reduces the stress on these animals and the resources required to track and recapture such a large number of notoriously shy koalas. — New Atlas, 21 July 2026 Instead of competing for resources, institutions could leverage their collective strengths. — Gennaro Piraino, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 Trinidad and Tobago has also pledged additional search and diving resources, authorities said. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026 Building models from scratch is viable only for a few companies with functionally unlimited resources, Lee told Bloomberg, so others needed new strategies. — Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 21 July 2026 The governor announced the news in a press conference Tuesday morning in New York City, describing an immediate need to address the strain on resources posed by AI data centers. — Mason Leib, ABC News, 14 July 2026 Decoy launchers, false positions, and dummy equipment can force an attacker to spend surveillance resources or weapons on targets that have little military value. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resources
  1. fund
  2. pocket
Noun
  • Additionally, the bill allows cities and counties to allocate up to 20% of the funds toward building affordable homes — a modest but welcome change for Bay Area communities facing persistent shortages of affordable housing dollars.
    — Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 16 July 2026
  • Trump has continued to express interest in the fund after Blanche said it was dropped amid legal challenges.
    — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 16 July 2026
Definition of fund
Noun
  • Some celebrity wines seem more focused on lining investors’ pockets than impressing palates.
    — Emily Saladino, Washington Post, 17 July 2026
  • Features Consider the extra features that some pajamas offer, such as pockets, drawstrings or a fly.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 17 July 2026
Definition of pocket

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“Resources.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resources. Accessed 23 Jul. 2026.

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