natural resource

NOUN

resource from the earth

Synonyms

STRONGEST

raw material timber water

WEAK

mineral deposit natural deposit

Example Sentences

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Australia's tax code has "generous" provision for energy companies, says Samantha Hepburn, a professor at Deakin University specialising in natural resource law.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Beijing is also targeting the lunar South Pole, not least for its rich natural resource potential.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

She primarily writes and produces pieces about geopolitical issues, from superpower showdowns and military conflicts to supply chain snarls and natural resource struggles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

And in 2009, the new constitution even recognized “ancestral coca as cultural patrimony, a renewable natural resource of Bolivia’s biodiversity, and as a factor of social cohesion.”

From Salon • Mar. 9, 2025

I was simply a material, a natural resource to be used.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison