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Recent Examples of commodities
As a result, the price of gold is now approaching $5,300 an ounce, a level that would have seemed absurd even to seasoned commodities traders just a few years ago.
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
Other commodities experiencing import declines included salt, sulfur and cement (a 21 percent drop), iron and steel (a 32 percent decrease) and toys, games and sports equipment (a 15 percent downturn).
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 27 Feb. 2026
This arrangement, Kalshi and other prediction markets insist, forecloses states from using state gaming laws to try to regulate commodities and futures already regulated by the CFTC.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Patients are just numbers, commodities to reshuffle or drop.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
Sports cards have settled alongside rare wine, coins, stamps, and comic books as investible commodities.
—Marin Independent Journal, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
The big risk for Perplexity, however, is if the models themselves become commodities, rendering useless a service that allows users to switch between the AIs for tasks.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 25 Feb. 2026
The parallels between their data center land grab now and the shale oil boom-and-bust cycle of the 2010s are striking to longtime commodities analyst Jeff Currie, who is now at Carlyle.
—Kelly Evans, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
That was compounded by different rates for different commodities.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
Other commodities experiencing import declines included salt, sulfur and cement (a 21 percent drop), iron and steel (a 32 percent decrease) and toys, games and sports equipment (a 15 percent downturn).
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 27 Feb. 2026
This arrangement, Kalshi and other prediction markets insist, forecloses states from using state gaming laws to try to regulate commodities and futures already regulated by the CFTC.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Patients are just numbers, commodities to reshuffle or drop.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
Sports cards have settled alongside rare wine, coins, stamps, and comic books as investible commodities.
—Marin Independent Journal, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
The big risk for Perplexity, however, is if the models themselves become commodities, rendering useless a service that allows users to switch between the AIs for tasks.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 25 Feb. 2026
The parallels between their data center land grab now and the shale oil boom-and-bust cycle of the 2010s are striking to longtime commodities analyst Jeff Currie, who is now at Carlyle.
—Kelly Evans, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
That was compounded by different rates for different commodities.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commodities
Noun
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As a thank you to the community, Trainer Court and its partners are giving out $50,000 worth of Pokémon merchandise.—
Kristie Keleshian,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
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This limited‑time promo is designed to celebrate local culture and give shoppers an affordable way to show off their Miami pride by choosing from merchandise curated from South Florida donations.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
28 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But as Israel closed checkpoints to the movement of people and goods on Saturday, gas stations saw longer-than-usual lines as residents filled spare canisters in case of supply disruptions.—
CLAUDIA CIOBANU,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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Alumnium foil can help foods retain moisture as well as keep pastries and baked goods from browning too quickly.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Commodities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commodities. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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