as in equipment
items needed for the performance of a task or activity
I have all the materials to build the mobile
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Recent Examples of materials
Sources told Fox 8 that bomb-making materials were found at the rental property.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Smart storage and tech Despite those materials, the ZDX does have a bunch of places to store your small gear besides the wireless phone charger spot.
—Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Instead, most of the influence matter has had on these photons comes from materials inside a galaxy—either the galaxy that hosts the source or within our own Milky Way.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 3 Jan. 2025
The house blends into its surroundings by using materials like river rocks and giant boulders that double as walls, barriers and volumes.
—Roxana Popescu, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Reading scales categorize texts by difficulty, allowing educators to match students with appropriate materials.
—Geoffrey Alphonso, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Bomb-making materials have been recovered at Jabbar's Houston home, sources confirmed to ABC News.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025
Congress required that any materials received by states be used to maintain current border barriers.
—Ayden Runnels, Austin American-Statesman, 28 Dec. 2024
Brands trust Salt Paper Studio for their expertise in creating advertising content, from in-store signage and point-of-purchase materials to social media ads and multiple digital assets.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Smart storage and tech Despite those materials, the ZDX does have a bunch of places to store your small gear besides the wireless phone charger spot.
—Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Instead, most of the influence matter has had on these photons comes from materials inside a galaxy—either the galaxy that hosts the source or within our own Milky Way.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 3 Jan. 2025
The house blends into its surroundings by using materials like river rocks and giant boulders that double as walls, barriers and volumes.
—Roxana Popescu, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Reading scales categorize texts by difficulty, allowing educators to match students with appropriate materials.
—Geoffrey Alphonso, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Bomb-making materials have been recovered at Jabbar's Houston home, sources confirmed to ABC News.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025
Congress required that any materials received by states be used to maintain current border barriers.
—Ayden Runnels, Austin American-Statesman, 28 Dec. 2024
Brands trust Salt Paper Studio for their expertise in creating advertising content, from in-store signage and point-of-purchase materials to social media ads and multiple digital assets.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for materials
Noun
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His son, Shaw, joined other fire victims in filing a lawsuit last month against Southern California Edison, accusing the utility of negligence, violation of health and safety codes and not maintaining its vegetation and equipment.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2025
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The curtains to the execution chamber closed at 6:29 p.m. Corrections Commissioner John Hamm said the gas flowed for 18 minutes, and that monitoring equipment showed Frazier's heartbeat stopped 13 minutes after the process began.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Now the light bulb section at the hardware store has become so daunting that even bringing the empty box from the last bulbs doesn’t help.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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But Meta’s latest expansion into consumer hardware with its Ray-Ban smart glasses shows promise.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN,
17 Feb. 2025
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But the ballplayer stuff, that was just icing on the cake.—
Daniel Brown,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 2025
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My oak trees are covered in green lichens and light green mossy stuff.—
Tom MacCubbin,
Orlando Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Materials.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/materials. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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