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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
After months of talks, tariffs on Japanese goods dropped from 25% to 15%, while Tokyo agreed to invest $550 billion in US industries.
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Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
China imposed retaliatory tariffs on US farm goods in March, effectively slamming the door shut on American soybeans before the harvest even began.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
Trump's latest threat to China was to impose 100 percent tariff on Chinese goods.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Beijing and Washington rolled back most of their triple-digit tariffs on each other's goods under a trade truce, which is due to expire on November 10.
—Xinghui Kok, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
The raw material for the inflation report - the price checks on hundreds of goods and services around the country - was collected in September.
—NPR, 25 Oct. 2025
After early stints at Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger, the Parsons School of Design graduate was named executive creative director at Coach in 1996 and transformed the leather-goods company into a $5 billion behemoth.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025
According to the Talmud, leaving money or material goods behind, whether to heirs or anyone else, is a mistake for two reasons.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
The measure would add another five-eighths of a cent to each dollar of taxable goods, pushing the total rate to 10% or more in most of the county.
—Mercury News Editorial, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
China imposed retaliatory tariffs on US farm goods in March, effectively slamming the door shut on American soybeans before the harvest even began.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
Trump's latest threat to China was to impose 100 percent tariff on Chinese goods.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Beijing and Washington rolled back most of their triple-digit tariffs on each other's goods under a trade truce, which is due to expire on November 10.
—Xinghui Kok, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
The raw material for the inflation report - the price checks on hundreds of goods and services around the country - was collected in September.
—NPR, 25 Oct. 2025
After early stints at Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger, the Parsons School of Design graduate was named executive creative director at Coach in 1996 and transformed the leather-goods company into a $5 billion behemoth.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025
According to the Talmud, leaving money or material goods behind, whether to heirs or anyone else, is a mistake for two reasons.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
The measure would add another five-eighths of a cent to each dollar of taxable goods, pushing the total rate to 10% or more in most of the county.
—Mercury News Editorial, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for goods
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The latest is Bloomingdale’s, which named James Newell vice president and general merchandise manager for men’s apparel, shoes and accessories.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
21 Oct. 2025
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And there will be free merchandise, too.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
21 Oct. 2025
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He was hired as an interim in March, delivered qualification for the Champions League, and got the job on a permanent basis.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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One monitor would display bullet points -- no more than five -- describing a candidate's qualifications, while a second screen would be loaded up with video clips of his or her recent TV appearances.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
23 Oct. 2025
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Aneurysms form when a weak spot develops in a blood vessel wall, often due to things like high blood pressure, smoking, or genetics.—
Sohaib Imtiaz,
Health,
25 Oct. 2025
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Meghan’s travel formula is warm, comfortable, and practical for holiday getaways, which is why now is a good time to copy her pieces before things really get busy.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Perhaps above all, the new era involved the rapid expansion and growth in density of networks that enabled unprecedented movement of commodities, people, information (including the measurements recorded by Sabine’s observatories), and invasive organisms.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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The challenges posed by out-of-stock birth control commodities are also being compounded by broader cuts to USAID programs for family planning services in Tanzania.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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Island of the Dolls Truly the stuff of Chucky nightmares, Mexico’s Island of the Dolls—La Isla de las Muñecas—amid the Xochimilco canals south of Mexico City is known for hundreds of dolls displayed throughout the island.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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And the public gets some wild movies and TV shows that would otherwise never get made, doing crazy-stupid stuff like recreating Napoleonic-era sea battles off the coast of the Galapagos.—
John Lopez,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Oct. 2025
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Generally, taking up space from somebody else’s chair by spreading your belongings around is not considered acceptable on a plane, where individual space is already limited.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Authorities believe the burglary took place before the students could return to collect their belongings, occurring between Thursday and Saturday, according to the outlet.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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The contracts are a significant step in broadening the hypersonic weapon options for the Pentagon which seeks to field more affordable strike capabilities, reported The Jerusalem Post.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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Now the best offense in the league rolls into town, and Denver’s own offense hasn’t quite shown the consistent capability to win in a shootout (last Sunday notwithstanding).—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
26 Oct. 2025
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Rephayah Oselmo is wanted by the state of New York in connection with murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon, according to a news release from the Marshals Service.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
22 Oct. 2025
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Gilgeous-Alexander drew a foul on Durant, who was playing tight defense, on the Thunder’s final possession.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Goods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goods. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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