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resource

[ree-sawrs, -sohrs, -zawrs, -zohrs, ri-sawrs, -sohrs, -zawrs, -zohrs] / ˈri sɔrs, -soʊrs, -zɔrs, -zoʊrs, rɪˈsɔrs, -ˈsoʊrs, -ˈzɔrs, -ˈzoʊrs /
NOUN
supply drawn upon, either material or nonmaterial
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ability capability capital means property reserve source support system talent wealth
STRONG
appliance artifice assets cleverness contraption contrivance course creation device expedient fortune hoard ingenuity initiative inventiveness makeshift measure method mode quick-wittedness recourse refuge relief resourcefulness riches shift step stock stockpile store stratagem substance substitute surrogate way worth
WEAK
nest egg
Antonyms
STRONGEST
impotence inability incompetence lack weakness
STRONG
debt ignorance permanent poverty
WEAK
product

Example Sentences

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By covering more ground in less time, they could improve both resource prospecting and the search for signs of past life.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

But U.S. firms proved reluctant due to the company’s tarnished reputation, in addition to Congo’s poor infrastructure, limited skilled labor, resource nationalism and reputation for government corruption.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Meanwhile, the Ethereum Foundation in March launched a dedicated resource hub for its security-upgrade efforts.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Nasa's satellite resource FIRMS, used to detect heat signatures on the Earth's surface, indicates Primorsk was still burning as of 02:54 BST on Monday.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Most of the capital representation resource centers around the country were forced to close.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson