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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
This World Cup has been bringing the absolute goods from day one.
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Alejandro Avila Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
White delivery vans with orange Katapulk logos splashed across each side delivered goods all over the island.
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Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
If feasible, the developers agreed to reuse a six-story brick masonry building on 4th Street, dating to the early 1900s, that is no longer used to chill goods.
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Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
Procurement and Obsolescence Savings At one company, obsolescence in both raw materials and finished goods decreased by 30%.
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Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Workers raced to move equipment, goods, records, and supplies to upper warehouse floors.
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Kansas City Public Library Staff,
Kansas City Star,
1 July 2026
Satellite image ©2026 Vantor via AP Some people began to carry off basic goods such as toilet paper and food from stores in Catia La Mar, a neighborhood in La Guaira that holds over 200 housing towers.
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CBS News,
27 June 2026
Some people began to carry off basic goods such as toilet paper and food from stores in Catia La Mar, adjacent to the country’s main airport.
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ABC News,
27 June 2026
In Catia La Mar, a community adjacent to the country's main airport, throngs of people began to loot basic goods like toilet paper and food from stores.
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Arkansas Online,
27 June 2026
Alejandro Avila Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
White delivery vans with orange Katapulk logos splashed across each side delivered goods all over the island.
—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
If feasible, the developers agreed to reuse a six-story brick masonry building on 4th Street, dating to the early 1900s, that is no longer used to chill goods.
—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
Procurement and Obsolescence Savings At one company, obsolescence in both raw materials and finished goods decreased by 30%.
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Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Workers raced to move equipment, goods, records, and supplies to upper warehouse floors.
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Kansas City Public Library Staff,
Kansas City Star,
1 July 2026
Satellite image ©2026 Vantor via AP Some people began to carry off basic goods such as toilet paper and food from stores in Catia La Mar, a neighborhood in La Guaira that holds over 200 housing towers.
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CBS News,
27 June 2026
Some people began to carry off basic goods such as toilet paper and food from stores in Catia La Mar, adjacent to the country’s main airport.
—
ABC News,
27 June 2026
In Catia La Mar, a community adjacent to the country's main airport, throngs of people began to loot basic goods like toilet paper and food from stores.
—
Arkansas Online,
27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for goods
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Speaker brand Klipsch has unveiled a limited edition portable Bluetooth speaker crafted as official merchandise as part of its global collaboration with Christopher Nolan’s and Universal Studio’s The Odyssey.
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When consumers can stream at home, limited-edition merchandise helps bring people into the theater.
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After Liam Rosenior left Strasbourg to join Chelsea in January this year, O’Neil was appointed by the French side and guided the team to an eighth-place finish, narrowly missing out on European qualification by one point.
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Marketing creates engagement, intent signals surface and then momentum breaks somewhere between qualification, context and sales action.
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Highlight reels are dominated by exceptional athletes doing exceptional things.
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Welcome back to Kick It, the AJC’s newsletter for all things World Cup.
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Other commodities are also at risk of being affected by an El Nino which results from above average temperatures in the Pacific Ocean which can distort normal weather patterns.
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Nineteen commodities vessels entered the Gulf on Monday, matching the number of entries by such ships recorded last Wednesday, when total crossings reached a wartime high of 70, Kpler data showed.
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Addam has a dragon and got to swoop in after all the fighting for the warm and fuzzy stuff.
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Tackle one section of a room at a time—a nightstand, dresser, desk, or medicine cabinet—to help give more structure and direction when working in with lots of stuff.
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Teammate Jordan Henderson, now at his fourth World Cup, recalled Kane scoring twice in the opener against Croatia to match Lineker and mistakenly thought this mark was already in Kane’s sole possession.
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The Three Lions are maintaining a high press but can't keep possession in the attacking third.
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Time and time again in the history of technology, monopolistic industry leaders that long seemed invincible—from Xerox to IBM to AT&T—have proven vulnerable to agile upstarts and technology advances that broke markets wide open by lowering costs, expanding supply and leapfrogging capabilities.
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Both the council and Congress have floated some good ideas for streamlining disaster assistance, reducing administrative burdens and improving uneven recovery capabilities among states.
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Safely store your phone, wallet, keys, passport, and other belongings in the two zippered pockets.
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The victim, according to police, was robbed of his belongings and forced to walk to the other side of the parking lot.
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“Goods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goods. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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