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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
According to the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge — the Personal Consumption Expenditures price index — inflation of goods exposed to tariffs, such as appliances and furniture, has already crept up and could continue to rise in the months ahead.
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Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
The lifestyle brand, best known for its range of products from clothing to home goods, boasts an online catalog of quiet luxury items at budget-friendly prices.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2025
This arts and crafts festival features more than 300 vendors selling finest handmade goods and apple goodies.
—Michele Herrmann, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Before joining Valli, Werner was manager of women’s leather goods collections and strategic initiatives director at Louis Vuitton.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
Charmaine Gatlin, a former top executive of the fundraising arm for Miami-Dade County’s public hospital system, pleaded guilty Thursday to bilking millions of dollars from the Jackson Health Foundation and spending the charity funds on luxury goods for herself.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
An adjacent storefront will eventually be stocked with wine, home goods and take-home versions of their dishes, such as pimento cheese and smoked catfish dips.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
Less than a dollar separated the cost of a store-brand basket of goods at Walmart and Meijer.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Phillips died in a police shootout on Monday, after officers were alerted to a possible break-in at a farm goods store in Poipoi in the western Waikato district, near to where he was believed to have been hiding out with his kids, CNN, Radio New Zealand (RNZ) and ABC News Australia reported.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
The lifestyle brand, best known for its range of products from clothing to home goods, boasts an online catalog of quiet luxury items at budget-friendly prices.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2025
This arts and crafts festival features more than 300 vendors selling finest handmade goods and apple goodies.
—Michele Herrmann, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Before joining Valli, Werner was manager of women’s leather goods collections and strategic initiatives director at Louis Vuitton.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
Charmaine Gatlin, a former top executive of the fundraising arm for Miami-Dade County’s public hospital system, pleaded guilty Thursday to bilking millions of dollars from the Jackson Health Foundation and spending the charity funds on luxury goods for herself.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
An adjacent storefront will eventually be stocked with wine, home goods and take-home versions of their dishes, such as pimento cheese and smoked catfish dips.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
Less than a dollar separated the cost of a store-brand basket of goods at Walmart and Meijer.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Phillips died in a police shootout on Monday, after officers were alerted to a possible break-in at a farm goods store in Poipoi in the western Waikato district, near to where he was believed to have been hiding out with his kids, CNN, Radio New Zealand (RNZ) and ABC News Australia reported.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for goods
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In the past, Kaepernick’s protest and countless other incidents have prompted reactionary vows to boycott the league, along with the ritualistic burning of team jerseys and other merchandise.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
16 Sep. 2025
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Central Perk will include a replica of the orange sofa, merchandise and take-home coffee blends available for purchase.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Flight-representative hardware has already completed engineering testing and is now moving through Boeing’s qualification process before customer missions.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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For the project’s signature sculpture, the city requested artist qualifications in early 2024, receiving 111 applications.—
Janice Phelan,
Kansas City Star,
11 Sep. 2025
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Acting is such an exercise in using your body, figuring out what’s working, figuring out what’s not, trying things, not being afraid to try things, taking notes, playing off other people, learning from other people.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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However, if the latest reports are to be believed, the hatchet has been buried, or at the very least, things are well enough that Queen Camilla would support her husband’s desire to make up with his son.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
12 Sep. 2025
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McDonald, whose clients include many large hedge funds, says the trades discussed the most in that group are ones going long hard assets and commodities.—
John Melloy,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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The copper rush has seen all major producers of the metal streamline their operations, exiting coal, nickel, and other commodities to enhance their appeal to investors as a copper stock.—
Tim Treadgold,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The game remains accessible to new players and to fans who might not get what this role playing stuff means.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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This eye cream is loaded with some fancy-sounding stuff.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But after filling out the documents, the ICE agents confiscated the belongings of the workers and boarded the workers into police vans, the diary said, transporting some with chains around their waists, ankles, and wrists.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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The sturdy nylon exterior is water-resistant and RFID-protected, and its secure zippers can safely hold an AirTag inside to keep track of your belongings during the chaos of a travel day.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
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This milestone reinforces the company’s commitment to advancing the next generation of loitering munitions—delivering adaptable, scalable, and integrated capabilities to meet the demands of today’s dynamic operational environments, according to AeroVironment (AV).—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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Congress has also taken note of the gap between Chinese and American drone capabilities.—
Joseph Nepomuceno,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Sep. 2025
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Games are often decided by a final possession, series of penalties, or matchup factor.—
Mark LaSota,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Paige has been charged with larceny over $1,200, malicious destruction of property over $1,200, breaking into a depository and possession of a burglarious instrument.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Goods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goods. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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