natural resources

NOUN

resource from the earth

Synonyms

STRONGEST

raw material timber water

WEAK

mineral deposit natural deposit

Example Sentences

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Professor Bradshaw says this level of population growth is only possible because societies have relied heavily on fossil fuels and consumed natural resources faster than Earth can replenish them.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

Farmers and hospitality businesses don’t make the cut, and neither do companies in the business of extraction and production of certain natural resources.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

“With $59 million already committed and major diversion and rehabilitation works underway, we are moving decisively,” Alicia Bárcena, the country’s secretary of environment and natural resources, said in a written statement.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Renaud Saleur is looking past politics to bank on megatrends like electrification, natural resources and AI bricks and mortars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

“Miss Nebraska, what are the island’s natural resources, please? Report.”

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray