natural resources

NOUN

resource from the earth

Synonyms

STRONGEST

raw material timber water

WEAK

mineral deposit natural deposit

Example Sentences

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Climate change, species extinctions, and widespread pollution are all linked to the ways human societies have expanded and intensified their use of natural resources.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

The Paracel and Spratly Islands are also believed to sit atop stores of natural resources and potential energy reserves.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Naaja Nathanielsen, a former Greenlandic minister of business and natural resources, said the existing agreement allows the U.S. to build more bases.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

“Tribal stewardship is so critical for all of us ... the natural resources and everything that we rely on to live healthy, happy lives,” said Geneva E.B.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

These bigger settlements required more centralized administration; natural resources like good land and spawning streams, though not scarce, now needed to be managed.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann