1
as in case
something that actually exists
preferred a single materiality to a slew of hypotheticals
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2
as in relevance
the fact or state of being pertinent
the materiality of that fact is not in dispute
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3
as in reality
the quality of being actual
seems to question the very materiality of the universe
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Recent Examples of materiality
As a whole, the residences are described as a fusion of Mexican and Mediterranean modernism that lets the materiality do a lot of the speaking.
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Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025
Craftsmanship and fine materiality were important to both the designer and architect, both known for their work on multi-million-dollar residences.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2025
Like with the Mercer Street store, the materiality is broadly industrial with bronze chosen for its minimalist qualities but rich patina that ages with time, and steel that has an iridescent effect in this space.
—Booth Moore, WWD, 23 Jan. 2025
His meticulous approach to materiality is further evidenced in Apokaluptein:16389067 (2010–13), another massive installation not far from Purgatory at the Met.
—Salomé Gómez-Upegui, ARTnews.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025
Craftsmanship and fine materiality were important to both the designer and architect, both known for their work on multi-million-dollar residences.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2025
Like with the Mercer Street store, the materiality is broadly industrial with bronze chosen for its minimalist qualities but rich patina that ages with time, and steel that has an iridescent effect in this space.
—Booth Moore, WWD, 23 Jan. 2025
His meticulous approach to materiality is further evidenced in Apokaluptein:16389067 (2010–13), another massive installation not far from Purgatory at the Met.
—Salomé Gómez-Upegui, ARTnews.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for materiality
Noun
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In many cases, people stay together for the wrong reasons and continue to stay in relationships.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2025
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This may not have been the original plan with Starfield, and Microsoft said as much back during its court case about the Activision acquisition.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The key here is relevance—AI ensures the right message reaches the right player at the right time.—
Ying Yang,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Since 2019, for example, China, Iran, and Russia have occasionally conducted joint military exercises in a trilateral format, but these exercises had little strategic relevance.—
Christopher S. Chivvis,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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That is the Disney version, but the reality was more Brothers Grimm.—
George Caulkin,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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In reality, every era has been defined by its own set of unknowns.—
Margie Warrell,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The downturn in web visits may reflect the fact that the website has not been regularly updated—there have been only a dozen or so press releases posted since the season opened.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Here Is the Celebrity Under the Costume In fact, the festival maintains, there is a way of looking at it as being as much of an expansion as a contraction for SXSW Music, because there will now be music showcases spread across seven nights instead of six.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The company has struggled to gain its own identity and relevancy in an increasingly competitive global automotive landscape.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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Now, achieving relevancy — one of Curry’s favorite words — is well within reach.—
Danny Emerman,
The Mercury News,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Materiality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/materiality. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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