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Recent Examples of goodly McConnell never had a big majority to work with, and Barack Obama was the president for a goodly portion of his time as leader. The Editors, National Review, 29 Feb. 2024 One summer night 20-plus years ago, a friend and I ate a goodly amount of mushrooms. WIRED, 29 June 2023 View Photos That audience is expected to include a goodly number of brand loyalists, and the RZ driving experience seems catered to them. Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 13 Mar. 2023 Bob’s Burgers clearly has a goodly number of devoted fans, considering that it’s lasted 12 seasons and more than 200 episodes. Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 May 2022 See All Example Sentences for goodly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for goodly
Adjective
  • Never mind that the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union was the largest women’s organization in the U.S. and provided public speaking opportunities for women at a time this was almost unheard of.
    Alice Burton, Vulture, 23 June 2025
  • Over the past 10 years, the number of renters aged 65 and older has surged by nearly 30 percent, adding 2.4 million senior renters across the country—by far the largest growth of any age group, according to new research conducted by Point2Homes.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 June 2025
Adjective
  • Harper and Bailey were both five-star recruits coming out of high school and arrived at Rutgers with considerable hype.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 26 June 2025
  • News of the plan, which was developed by city administrators but has not been publicly vetted or discussed, has provoked considerable consternation in political, downtown, cultural and preservation circles.
    Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
Adjective
  • The crook of land that frames Lewes to the east, Cape Henlopen, was first spotted by European eyes in 1609 by English explorer Henry Hudson and is now a lovely state park.
    Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2025
  • From its unique patterns, eye-catching color combinations and lovely add-ons (mirror work, beads and tassles), the textile enthusiast felt a strong connection to the craft of ralli.
    Sonya Rehman, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
Adjective
  • Bezos has made sizable contributions to Venetian charities in the lead-up to the wedding, including a million-euro donation to Corila, an academic consortium that studies Venice's lagoon ecosystem, Reuters reports.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 23 June 2025
  • According to the Energy Information Administration, China’s primary oil sources are Russia, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Iraq and Oman, although a sizable portion of Malaysia’s exports are actually relabeled or transferred from Iran.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • Lory has 28 miles of trails, several with substantial climbs similar to Arthur’s Rock in ravines that have been remarkably green and lush this spring.
    John Meyer, Denver Post, 19 June 2025
  • When companies do it though, there is a substantial pay off, said Blake Moret, the chairman and CEO at Rockwell Automation.
    Jennifer Castenson, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Adjective
  • Until then, the MIT Museum will remain a beautiful shell with very little inside.
    Amir Husain, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • In Brooklyn, there was a full house at the beautiful opera-house-like Roulette space.
    Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • That could mean even greater affordability for smaller businesses adopting AI for their businesses.
    Bernice Ooi, CNBC, 26 June 2025
  • Sliwa, founder of the Guardian Angels, a group that encourages civilian patrol of the streets, has identified himself as an anti-Trump Republican who wants greater safety in the city.
    Solcyré Burga, Time, 25 June 2025
Adjective
  • Adding significant pieces on the open market is costly and risky, perhaps no more or less than daring to move on from Dobson.
    Rob Rossi, New York Times, 28 June 2025
  • The company is trading at merely 0.4 times its potential revenues for 2030—a significant discount for a technology leader poised to grow from nothing to over $10 billion in revenue within a few years.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025

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“Goodly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goodly. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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