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source material

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noun

  1. original, authoritative, or basic materials utilized in research, as diaries or manuscripts.

Example Sentences

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Those vignettes became source material for her new music.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

There’s no possibility, however, that the Nintendo source material will leave your mind during 2023’s animated smash “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” or its sequel, “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Tracy said he wanted to respect the source material, but without feeling constricted by it.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

Its deviations from the source material are digressions done with love.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2026

As source material, they mined the roster of National Research Fellows.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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