renewable resource

Cultural  

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

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Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Try answering this off the top of your head: What’s an abundant renewable resource that can spur growth in your garden and clear pollutants from bodies of water?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 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

Worth noting, alginate can be extracted from beach-stranded seaweed, a renewable resource that is often regarded as a coastal waste material.

From Science Daily • Dec. 15, 2023

Dried peat moss, Sphagnum, is commonly used as fuel in some parts of Europe and is considered a renewable resource.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015