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
All of which can affect the materials, leading to wrinkles, damage, and more.
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Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2025
City officials are now negotiating to have the mound sampled for hazardous materials, to narrow their options for moving it.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 16 Mar. 2025
Interior designers weigh in on the bedding materials, colors, and textures to refresh your room with this year.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2025
Candidates were asked if the school board should restrict education materials.
—Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
Powerful rotors and lighter materials are used to build the robot and give it substantial strength.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 15 Mar. 2025
The petrochemical facilities that produce plastics and their component materials can also present pollution threats to neighboring communities and emit large amounts of greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
For instance, if tariffs are expected to rise, businesses may stock up on materials today.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
But Stanford University just made a real breakthrough by proposing the use of strikingly simple materials such as rocks.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 2025
Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2025
City officials are now negotiating to have the mound sampled for hazardous materials, to narrow their options for moving it.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 16 Mar. 2025
Interior designers weigh in on the bedding materials, colors, and textures to refresh your room with this year.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2025
Candidates were asked if the school board should restrict education materials.
—Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
Powerful rotors and lighter materials are used to build the robot and give it substantial strength.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 15 Mar. 2025
The petrochemical facilities that produce plastics and their component materials can also present pollution threats to neighboring communities and emit large amounts of greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
For instance, if tariffs are expected to rise, businesses may stock up on materials today.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
But Stanford University just made a real breakthrough by proposing the use of strikingly simple materials such as rocks.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for materials
Noun
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The boys' athletic equipment and wetsuits hang below their colorful artwork.—
Eric Boman,
Vogue,
25 May 2025
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As the brand has grown, so has its list of ambassadors and players that use the equipment.—
Kendall Capps,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 May 2025
Noun
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Simply mount your hardware at the vertical halfway point.—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 May 2025
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This way, individuals can access hardware (Nvidia Grace Blackwell Superchips) to prototype, fine-tune, and run their AI models locally.—
Brian Westover,
PC Magazine,
24 May 2025
Noun
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That leaves the only hassle being the loss of use of your car, and the need to keep it clean and empty (no keeping stuff in it, though even that can be handled.—
Brad Templeton,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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The music supervisor turned me on to them, gave me a bunch of stuff.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
23 May 2025
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“Materials.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/materials. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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