as in potential
the basic elements from which something can be developed
Canada now converts most of its raw materials into manufactured goods such as automobiles and auto parts
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Recent Examples of raw material
But eventually, these early human ancestors started to see animals as raw materials.
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Chandelis Duster, NPR, 7 Mar. 2025
But starting around 1910, the raw material of Pyrenean meadows, the sheep’s milk itself, became nationally marketable.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 4 Mar. 2025
Only after the process is complete will the nutrients within compost be available for plant roots to absorb, since the microbes convert them into a plant-usable form from the raw materials put into the pile.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 27 Feb. 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, ahead of a meeting at the White House on Friday, announced that a framework deal with the United States on Ukraine’s critical raw materials is nearing completion.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 27 Feb. 2025
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Chandelis Duster, NPR, 7 Mar. 2025
But starting around 1910, the raw material of Pyrenean meadows, the sheep’s milk itself, became nationally marketable.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 4 Mar. 2025
Only after the process is complete will the nutrients within compost be available for plant roots to absorb, since the microbes convert them into a plant-usable form from the raw materials put into the pile.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 27 Feb. 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, ahead of a meeting at the White House on Friday, announced that a framework deal with the United States on Ukraine’s critical raw materials is nearing completion.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Raw material.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raw%20material. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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