RESOURCES Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

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 Newport Beach also declared a local emergency yesterday to free up resources ahead of the storm’s landfall, after experiencing significant coastal flooding overnight. — Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026 Its infrastructure, which carries rich resources across vast desert terrain, leaves it an easy target for the cheaper one-way drones developed by the Houthis. — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2026 Along the way, some concerns about resources have been solved through conversations Pore has had with the athletic department. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026 Sung also touched on sustainability issues when asked by an audience member, who quoted figures on AI technology’s use of water resources. — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026 In her office, Bastiany glanced at a wall plastered with resources for housing, rehab, job training. — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026 The spending figures raise broader questions about whether France's financial and political priorities have left sufficient resources for maintaining school infrastructure and meeting students' needs. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026 The House Democrats’ campaign arm is now plowing extra resources into the gerrymandered seat in Tennessee. — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026 According to Nvidia, OpenShell puts AI agents inside isolated environments to restrict access to files, tools, networks, credentials and other resources. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026

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Furthermore, using opioid abatement funds, the county has expanded youth and family support services, co-responder units and other harm-reduction services.

— Joshua Barocas, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026
For example, large funds may have been rebalancing their portfolios at the end of the third quarter.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026

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Written and illustrated by Endrime co-founder Mohsin Sajid, the 120-page book focuses on making a 5-pocket selvedge Endrime jean—a fit based on a 1937 jean.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
There’s so much rich storytelling within different pockets of identity.

— Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of pocket

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