raw material
noun
: crude or processed material that can be converted by manufacture, processing, or combination into a new and useful product
Wheat … is raw material for the flour mill …—
C. A. Koepke
C. A. Koepke
broadly
: something with a potential for improvement, development, or elaboration
… perplexities are often the raw material of discoveries. —Agnes M. Clerke
Agnes M. Clerke Examples of raw material in a Sentence
His experiences during the war were the raw material for the story.
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Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
At Valley Paving, crews harvest the raw materials from the land, a mix of sand and gravel.
—
Jeff Wagner,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
ShinWon will then identify in advance the exact sourcing regions of raw materials and the manufacturing facilities where fabrics will be produced.
—
Roy Stephen Canivel,
Footwear News,
30 June 2026
The differences were the raw material.
—
Anthony Scaramucci,
Fortune,
28 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for raw material
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“Raw material.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raw%20material. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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