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Recent Examples of commodities
In October 2010, Barrett signed a document that added a Washington state commodities trader, Matthew Henning, as a new director.
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Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Instead of pining over co-workers, Marissa is happily married to Peter (Jake Lacy), a commodities broker and, conversely, a gold-star human being.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
But Shopify claimed that its bag of removal credits offset all the emissions from delivering commodities on Black Friday.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
When the Titanic sank in 1912, one of the most valuable commodities onboard was a container of ostrich feathers being shipped to New York.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
There is a growing clamor to use blockchain technology to tokenize commodities such as Ghana’s gold reserves, Botswana’s diamond reserves, and Zimbabwe’s platinum.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
Kalshi maintains it is protected by federal law, which entrusts the Commodity Futures Trading Commission with exclusive jurisdiction over commodities and futures exchanges.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Clients can receive food items and senior commodities once each month and fresh produce weekly.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Oct. 2025
But Hamad Hussain, climate and commodities economist at Capital Economics, had a more straightforward explanation in a note on Monday.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Instead of pining over co-workers, Marissa is happily married to Peter (Jake Lacy), a commodities broker and, conversely, a gold-star human being.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
But Shopify claimed that its bag of removal credits offset all the emissions from delivering commodities on Black Friday.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
When the Titanic sank in 1912, one of the most valuable commodities onboard was a container of ostrich feathers being shipped to New York.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
There is a growing clamor to use blockchain technology to tokenize commodities such as Ghana’s gold reserves, Botswana’s diamond reserves, and Zimbabwe’s platinum.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
Kalshi maintains it is protected by federal law, which entrusts the Commodity Futures Trading Commission with exclusive jurisdiction over commodities and futures exchanges.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Clients can receive food items and senior commodities once each month and fresh produce weekly.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Oct. 2025
But Hamad Hussain, climate and commodities economist at Capital Economics, had a more straightforward explanation in a note on Monday.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commodities
Noun
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Shopee, the biggest contributor to Sea’s business, has now achieved five consecutive quarters of sequential gross merchandise value (GMV) growth.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
12 Nov. 2025
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Screenings have evolved into must-see live events featuring props, merchandise, and the occasional person in an animal suit chasing fans through the aisles and audiences across continents.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Cooks use honey to sweeten and moisten baked goods, mellow vinaigrettes, and balance sweet-and-sour sauces.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
9 Nov. 2025
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This collaboration highlights how artificial intelligence is moving from theory to production lines and changing the way goods move across America.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Commodities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commodities. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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