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
Abu Anwar, a 30-year-old official with the new government, came with a team of rebels to inspect the site for materiel.
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Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
These countries will soon face the dual pressure of funding Ukraine’s war effort and recovery while replacing their own expended war materiel.
—Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2024
Amid the grinding attrition the huge Russian army has used to eke out territorial gains in eastern Ukraine, sabotage and assassinations have been two of the unconventional methods Ukraine has deployed to score morale-boosting wins and avoid burning through its limited troops and materiel.
—Keir Simmons, NBC News, 18 Dec. 2024
And the Ukraine war is already a global affair, as international partners support either side with personnel and materiel.
—Shane Croucher, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
Part of the foundation for the success of HTS and its allies has been laid over the past four years, with the group investing in professionalizing its forces and buying materiel such as drones, analysts say.
—Ammar Cheikh Omar, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2024
PEOs cover traditional materiel such as planes, ships, and guns, but Digital is demonstrating a blueprint for accelerating outcomes particularly focused on information technologies given the rapid pace of change in that sector.
—Tom Davenport, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
The Russians are juggling the materiel and manpower demands of the long-running war, punitive Western sanctions, low oil prices, high interest rates, inflation, a labor shortage, endemic corruption, and much more besides.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
Some want Russia not to fail—a nuanced but important difference—and some simply want to exploit Russia’s reliance on their money and materiel.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
These countries will soon face the dual pressure of funding Ukraine’s war effort and recovery while replacing their own expended war materiel.
—Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2024
Amid the grinding attrition the huge Russian army has used to eke out territorial gains in eastern Ukraine, sabotage and assassinations have been two of the unconventional methods Ukraine has deployed to score morale-boosting wins and avoid burning through its limited troops and materiel.
—Keir Simmons, NBC News, 18 Dec. 2024
And the Ukraine war is already a global affair, as international partners support either side with personnel and materiel.
—Shane Croucher, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
Part of the foundation for the success of HTS and its allies has been laid over the past four years, with the group investing in professionalizing its forces and buying materiel such as drones, analysts say.
—Ammar Cheikh Omar, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2024
PEOs cover traditional materiel such as planes, ships, and guns, but Digital is demonstrating a blueprint for accelerating outcomes particularly focused on information technologies given the rapid pace of change in that sector.
—Tom Davenport, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
The Russians are juggling the materiel and manpower demands of the long-running war, punitive Western sanctions, low oil prices, high interest rates, inflation, a labor shortage, endemic corruption, and much more besides.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
Some want Russia not to fail—a nuanced but important difference—and some simply want to exploit Russia’s reliance on their money and materiel.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for matériel
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
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If confirmed by the Senate, Patel would be the third FBI director to work under a Trump administration and would take over the nation's chief federal law enforcement apparatus amid years of intense criticism from Trump and his allies on Capitol Hill.—
Robert Legare,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2025
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The senior officials and worker bees in the vast U.S. foreign policy apparatus need an opportunity to assess the state of the world and determine what is and isn’t feasible before funds and energy are expended on a way forward.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Jan. 2025
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Prices probably won’t rise immediately on stuff coming into the United States from China — goods have been warehoused without the additional 10% tariff for quite some time.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN,
4 Feb. 2025
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But there’s one part of the tariffs in particular that could have a big impact on stuff from China.—
Alana Semuels,
TIME,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Matériel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mat%C3%A9riel. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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