matériel
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Synonyms
accoutrements (or accouterments), apparatus, equipment, gear, hardware, kit [chiefly British], material(s), outfit, paraphernalia, stuff, tackle
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The materiel flooding the country’s battlefields betrays a larger conflict: one that has turned Libya into an international chess game embroiling the region’s potentates, Western powers — including the U.S. — and Russia. — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, "Libya civil war and natural resources attract mix of nations," 2 Aug. 2019 Either way, this is a significant materiel loss for the company. — Eric Berger, Wired, "What’s Known About the SpaceX Crew Dragon Accident," 23 Apr. 2019 Wartime employers negotiated for labor peace in the name of efficient production of materiel, and the economic prosperity that followed the end of World War II gave employees and employers alike an incentive to build on mutual good will. — Los Angeles Times, "Column: Can labor unions lift themselves off the floor? A new book asks the question," 6 Aug. 2019 But after 40 years of cash and materiel shortages, the regime has learned how to wage imperialism on the cheap. — Reuel Marc Gerecht, WSJ, "Tehran Counts on a Divided West," 12 Dec. 2018 But in the hands of Senate Democrats, this is one more bit of materiel flung at the other side. — Abigail Shrier, WSJ, "#MeToo Becomes a Political Ploy," 25 Sep. 2018 Great powers such as the U.S. must maintain domestic sources of supply for vital war materiel, such as steel and jet aircraft. — John Steele Gordon, WSJ, "The United States of Free Trade," 21 Sep. 2018 Some of the weapons shown have previously been described by U.N. weapons experts and an independent group called Conflict Armament Research, which gained access to the materiel through the UAE’s elite Presidential Guard. — Washington Post, "Saudi-led coalition displays Yemeni arms allegedly from Iran," 19 June 2018 Through one of its key front companies alone, the intelligence agency was responsible for roughly half of the country’s exports of arms and military materiel, Treasury officials said then. — Michael C. Bender, WSJ, "Trump Expects ‘Very Positive’ Special Delivery From North Korea," 1 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'matériel.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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