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as in merchandise
products that are bought and sold in business
had a hard time selling leftover Easter goods that were still on the shelves by Mother's Day
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as in qualification
a skill, an ability, or knowledge that makes a person able to do a particular job
the hiring committee thinks this latest applicant really has the goods
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as in things
transportable items that one owns
before moving to Florida, the couple sold their house and auctioned off their household goods
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Recent Examples of goods
To get around, ranchers relied on horses, boats, and remote airstrips, and access to goods and services was limited.
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Mark Johanson, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 June 2026
Today, its antique shops, art galleries, and boutiques—two of my personal go-tos are Penelope Chilvers for bespoke riding boots and Sam Wilson for country-chic home goods—attract locals and visitors alike.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026
While not part of the paper’s findings, it might be suggested that the rise of the mega-cap technology companies, which deliver little in the way of physical goods with massive earnings leverage at scale and benefit greatly from network effects, adds to the uncertainty about the size argument.
—Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
The consumer price index for May, a broad measure of the costs of goods and services in the economy, registered its highest reading in three years.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 13 June 2026
Instead of shipping products to blue checkmarks across the country and counting on them to make videos, companies can insert their goods into AI influencers’ videos.
—Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2026
The furniture and home goods portion of the indoor mall is a great place to find new and used furniture, as well as home furnishings.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
Some drill presses offer tables of different sizes — a good option for woodworkers who routinely work with sheet goods or long pieces of lumber.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
Recent reports have shown a decline in spending on expensive household goods, and credit card data show that both luxury and discount shoppers spent less than usual recently on lodging, groceries, clothes and theaters to accommodate a larger gas budget.
—Lily Wright, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Mark Johanson, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 June 2026
Today, its antique shops, art galleries, and boutiques—two of my personal go-tos are Penelope Chilvers for bespoke riding boots and Sam Wilson for country-chic home goods—attract locals and visitors alike.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026
While not part of the paper’s findings, it might be suggested that the rise of the mega-cap technology companies, which deliver little in the way of physical goods with massive earnings leverage at scale and benefit greatly from network effects, adds to the uncertainty about the size argument.
—Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
The consumer price index for May, a broad measure of the costs of goods and services in the economy, registered its highest reading in three years.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 13 June 2026
Instead of shipping products to blue checkmarks across the country and counting on them to make videos, companies can insert their goods into AI influencers’ videos.
—Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2026
The furniture and home goods portion of the indoor mall is a great place to find new and used furniture, as well as home furnishings.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
Some drill presses offer tables of different sizes — a good option for woodworkers who routinely work with sheet goods or long pieces of lumber.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
Recent reports have shown a decline in spending on expensive household goods, and credit card data show that both luxury and discount shoppers spent less than usual recently on lodging, groceries, clothes and theaters to accommodate a larger gas budget.
—Lily Wright, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for goods
Noun
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Johnson has designed patches for KC Current’s Pride collection, hand-painted a banner for the Google Pixel x NWSL Championship, wrestling merchandise and uniforms and more.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 June 2026
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Police also arrested several people accused of selling counterfeit merchandise.—
Josh Margolin,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
Noun
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Last November in Tirana, during a trip where England completed a flawless qualification campaign with a 2-0 win against Albania, Tuchel was asked to reflect on his time with England.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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The squad has seen more than a dozen coaches come and go since 2010, including a qualification for Brazil 2014 that nearly ended in tragedy before a goal by the United States rescued the Mexican team and sealed its admission into the tournament.—
Eduard Cauich,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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My defense and my rebounding are two things that are extremely, extremely important to me.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
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In my fiction, my grandfather was no longer an inscrutable ghost, but a character with definable flaws, who did things in an order that, despite whatever twists and subversions, resolved into meaning.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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Trading commodities, futures, and options involves a substantial risk of loss.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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Leningrad region is a key commodities export hub in northwestern Russia that has been repeatedly targeted by Ukraine this year, including attacks that damaged energy export terminals.—
Bloomberg,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
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Chases and weird extraterrestrial stuff abounds, leading to one of Spielberg's most gripping climaxes ever.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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This year is yet another for the World Cup; Yu Masui and Takeji Hirakawa are still strutting their stuff, and Phil Oh, along with Acielle Tanbetova, will be documenting all the off-the-runway action.—
Irene Kim,
Vogue,
13 June 2026
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Portland also dominated on the boards to get extra possessions.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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Bruno Fernandes pulls the strings in the final third with the precision of his right foot, Paris Saint-Germain star Vitinha is essential in speeding up circulation in midfield and maintaining possession, and Bernardo Silva is decisive from the right wing, often popping up in unexpected spaces.—
Esteban Campanela,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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In the Veritasium video, Humphreys speculated that the Russians may have been testing the satellites’ GPS interference capabilities only briefly on a neighboring frequency adjacent to the typical GPS band.—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
8 June 2026
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Those senior bankers that sit in the financial centers that work with a client’s questions about how to manage their financial life or can’t be answered by our digital capability.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
8 June 2026
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Cars packed with mattresses, luggage and household belongings stretched for kilometers along Lebanon’s coastal highway, as residents fled Tyre following the latest Israeli warning.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 June 2026
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The bottom line Cleaning your pet’s belongings, grooming them and refilling their preventatives will help keep them safe during the summer.—
Amy DeYoung,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Goods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goods. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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