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
The Taurus Sun sextiles Jupiter in your 4th House of Home, making practical choices around security, family, or resources feel unusually constructive.
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Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 10 May 2026
This sort of attention to dessert is otherwise increasingly rare; too many ambitious kitchens pour all their resources into their savory menus and then punt on the sweet courses, serving a scoop of gelato in a fancy coupe, or a slice of cake assembled off-site.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 10 May 2026
The blockade is intended to starve Iran of resources and force Tehran to reach a settlement ending its development of a nuclear weapon.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 9 May 2026
For one, the home would need to have a supply of electrical and mechanical resources that are fairly reliable, since Farney says that a data center will exceed residential power supply really fast.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 9 May 2026
And in some contexts, AI might be useful as an initial source of information for people to learn what resources are available for support, Perry added.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
Both Jackson and Conney highlighted the various mental health resources that the U offers to students and faculty, such as their student crisis support line at 612-301-4673, urgent same-day counseling at Boynton Health’s East Bank Clinic, or the Care Team for those concerned about someone else.
—Maddie Mullikin, Twin Cities, 9 May 2026
Good limits often open better options than overextending your resources in the moment.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
That lets the term be understood in a range of ways, whether a corporate-friendly approach to conservation, or a new way to talk about extracting marine resources, sustainably or otherwise.
—Natalie Sum Yue Chung, Fortune, 3 May 2026
Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 10 May 2026
This sort of attention to dessert is otherwise increasingly rare; too many ambitious kitchens pour all their resources into their savory menus and then punt on the sweet courses, serving a scoop of gelato in a fancy coupe, or a slice of cake assembled off-site.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 10 May 2026
The blockade is intended to starve Iran of resources and force Tehran to reach a settlement ending its development of a nuclear weapon.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 9 May 2026
For one, the home would need to have a supply of electrical and mechanical resources that are fairly reliable, since Farney says that a data center will exceed residential power supply really fast.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 9 May 2026
And in some contexts, AI might be useful as an initial source of information for people to learn what resources are available for support, Perry added.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
Both Jackson and Conney highlighted the various mental health resources that the U offers to students and faculty, such as their student crisis support line at 612-301-4673, urgent same-day counseling at Boynton Health’s East Bank Clinic, or the Care Team for those concerned about someone else.
—Maddie Mullikin, Twin Cities, 9 May 2026
Good limits often open better options than overextending your resources in the moment.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
That lets the term be understood in a range of ways, whether a corporate-friendly approach to conservation, or a new way to talk about extracting marine resources, sustainably or otherwise.
—Natalie Sum Yue Chung, Fortune, 3 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resources
Noun
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Price, who has represented the district since 2013, faces a dozen felony charges, including grand theft by embezzlement of public funds, conflict of interest and perjury.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
9 May 2026
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Prasad said Westlaw is a subsidiary of Resilience, and that whenever there were funds beyond what the hospitals needed to operate, they were transferred into the Westlaw account and then used for the hospitals as needed.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
Noun
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In his pocket were his own baby daughter Anneke’s travel documents.—
Nicholas Dawidoff,
New Yorker,
10 May 2026
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To avoid beach-season traffic, a trip during these magic pockets offer mild (and less-sticky) weather for biking and bay walks, arts festivals, and a walkable downtown with ample shopping, dining, and historic homes.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
10 May 2026
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“Resources.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resources. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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