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
Heavy fabrics, clingy materials, and tight silhouettes only make hot days feel even hotter — but light, breezy dresses make cool and easy outfits.
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Aashna Gheewalla,
PEOPLE,
5 July 2026
There isn't much known about how these materials might impact swimmers.
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Finch Walker,
USA Today,
5 July 2026
The smoke from the burning vehicles contained hazardous materials commonly found in automobiles, including fuels, oils and interior components, Nunez said, although steady winds helped disperse the smoke.
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Sacbee.com,
4 July 2026
Residents of Thessaloniki could see the flames and even heard explosions as flammable materials inside businesses burned.
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ABC News,
4 July 2026
The home is fully electric and net-zero ready, according to press materials.
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Mark David,
Robb Report,
4 July 2026
Adobe built some of the original homesteads Long before Europeans settled in the United States, Native Americans lived across its lands in homes built with local natural materials.
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Elizabeth Fazzare,
Architectural Digest,
4 July 2026
The initial collaboration will center on lightweight materials, bonding and surface preparation, manufacturing optimization, laboratory testing and trackside support.
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Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
3 July 2026
Fundstrat reiterated its preference for technology, financials, industrials, small-cap stocks and energy/basic materials.
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Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
25 June 2026
Aashna Gheewalla,
PEOPLE,
5 July 2026
There isn't much known about how these materials might impact swimmers.
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Finch Walker,
USA Today,
5 July 2026
The smoke from the burning vehicles contained hazardous materials commonly found in automobiles, including fuels, oils and interior components, Nunez said, although steady winds helped disperse the smoke.
—
Sacbee.com,
4 July 2026
Residents of Thessaloniki could see the flames and even heard explosions as flammable materials inside businesses burned.
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ABC News,
4 July 2026
The home is fully electric and net-zero ready, according to press materials.
—
Mark David,
Robb Report,
4 July 2026
Adobe built some of the original homesteads Long before Europeans settled in the United States, Native Americans lived across its lands in homes built with local natural materials.
—
Elizabeth Fazzare,
Architectural Digest,
4 July 2026
The initial collaboration will center on lightweight materials, bonding and surface preparation, manufacturing optimization, laboratory testing and trackside support.
—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
3 July 2026
Fundstrat reiterated its preference for technology, financials, industrials, small-cap stocks and energy/basic materials.
—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for materials
Noun
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The next day, a team from Chile, utilizing radar and sonar sound-detection equipment, confirmed the presence of Gil, still alive, in the sub-basement.
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Crews have been seen unloading equipment from trucks this week — much of it covered or obscured — and barricades have been placed near the perimeter of the arena.
Noun
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Marco Wang, an analyst focusing on Chinese robotics for technology research firm Interact Analysis, said the technical readiness of dexterous robotics hands, for example, are among the lowest in hardware components.
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The report said that advanced inference engines optimize hardware resources by reusing computational memory, which significantly drives down the cost of running complex AI models.
Noun
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Addam has a dragon and got to swoop in after all the fighting for the warm and fuzzy stuff.
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Tackle one section of a room at a time—a nightstand, dresser, desk, or medicine cabinet—to help give more structure and direction when working in with lots of stuff.
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“Materials.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/materials. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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