renewable resource

Cultural

Any resource, such as wood or solar energy, that can or will be replenished naturally in the course of time.

Example Sentences

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Oil is a renewable resource, but a specialized tanker is a strategic asset.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

One such alternative and renewable resource is mushroom-based materials.

From Science Daily • Jan. 8, 2024

Weeping for what is being lost right now, in terms of human lives and habitat degradation, but also believing that hope is indeed our one, true renewable resource.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2023

When it was over, the frontman stuck around onstage for a few minutes, soaking up the crowd’s adoration — a renewable resource, it turns out, but not one he sees fit to squander.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2023

A renewable resource can be produced or replaced by a healthy ecosystem.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2018

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