variants
or materiel
as in equipment
items needed for the performance of a task or activity
the army is running short of clothing and other matériel
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Recent Examples of matériel
Ukraine makes occasional drone strikes within Russia, and its degradation of Russian naval power in the Black Sea has been impressive, but Kyiv lacks the manpower and the materiel to capture large amounts of territory.
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Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 1 May 2025
All that had to be done was to get Ukraine to back off its unrealistic demands for a return of all its territory, at which point Putin would seize the chance to buy time to repair his economy and replenish his troops and materiel.
—Robert Kagan, The Atlantic, 29 Apr. 2025
After the first Gulf war, in which the United States defeated the sixth-largest army in six days with very few casualties, analysts assumed that future wars would likely be short and would not require massive stockpiles of basic munitions and materiel.
—Michael Brown, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Several former Chinese fighters have described harsh conditions and subpar materiel at the front.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
In exchange, Assad allowed Iran to use his country to build its regional network, giving it control of warehouses and airports and permitting it to move money and materiel bound for Iranian proxies across Syrian territory and airspace.
—Dana Stroul, Foreign Affairs, 2 Apr. 2025
In exchange, Assad allowed Iran to use his country to build its regional network, giving it control of warehouses and airports and permitting it to move money and materiel bound for Iranian proxies across Syrian territory and airspace.
—Dana Stroul, Foreign Affairs, 2 Apr. 2025
Under the current system, in which countries compete with one another for parts and supplies—thereby driving up the prices of defense materiel—Europe will fail.
—Jack Watling, Foreign Affairs, 24 Mar. 2025
The inescapable conclusion is that mass—that is, having more forces or materiel than an enemy—is important.
—Stacie L. Pettyjohn, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2025
Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 1 May 2025
All that had to be done was to get Ukraine to back off its unrealistic demands for a return of all its territory, at which point Putin would seize the chance to buy time to repair his economy and replenish his troops and materiel.
—Robert Kagan, The Atlantic, 29 Apr. 2025
After the first Gulf war, in which the United States defeated the sixth-largest army in six days with very few casualties, analysts assumed that future wars would likely be short and would not require massive stockpiles of basic munitions and materiel.
—Michael Brown, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Several former Chinese fighters have described harsh conditions and subpar materiel at the front.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
In exchange, Assad allowed Iran to use his country to build its regional network, giving it control of warehouses and airports and permitting it to move money and materiel bound for Iranian proxies across Syrian territory and airspace.
—Dana Stroul, Foreign Affairs, 2 Apr. 2025
In exchange, Assad allowed Iran to use his country to build its regional network, giving it control of warehouses and airports and permitting it to move money and materiel bound for Iranian proxies across Syrian territory and airspace.
—Dana Stroul, Foreign Affairs, 2 Apr. 2025
Under the current system, in which countries compete with one another for parts and supplies—thereby driving up the prices of defense materiel—Europe will fail.
—Jack Watling, Foreign Affairs, 24 Mar. 2025
The inescapable conclusion is that mass—that is, having more forces or materiel than an enemy—is important.
—Stacie L. Pettyjohn, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for matériel
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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Altman worried, too, about Musk, who wielded an extensive security apparatus including personal drivers and bodyguards.—
Karen Hao,
Wired News,
21 May 2025
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The United States held Qaddafi’s Libya up as a success story in the global war on terror, a former rogue state that had made amends for its murderous past, relinquished its nuclear-weapons program and reoriented its oppressive state apparatus around American foreign-policy priorities.—
Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
Noun
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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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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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“Matériel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mat%C3%A9riel. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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