goody

variants or goodie
as in candy
something that is pleasing to eat because it is rare or a luxury couldn't wait to sample the bonbons, tortes, and other goodies

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Recent Examples of goody Two innings later, Marlins guest relations walked over and gave the family a goodie bag with a Eury Perez bobblehead, team T-shirt, a baseball for Lincoln and his sister, and a birthday pin for Lincoln. Alex Krutchik, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025 But all these goodies will come at a cost. Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025 Jere accepts the goodies without thanks. Claire Franken, TVLine, 3 Sep. 2025 Rare film footage, costumes, shoes, props, papers and other Joffrey goodies are making their way across the country for a three-month stay, marking the company’s 70th anniversary and 30th year in its adopted home. Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for goody
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Noun
  • Mexican flags and candy adorned the Copley Plaza in front of The Old Globe on Saturday as a crowd joined dignitaries in celebrating the 215th Mexican Independence Day.
    Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
  • While in Sevierville, stop by the Apple Barn Cider Mill & General Store, with two restaurants, a winery, cider house, creamery, bakery, candy factory, candle shop and a working orchard.
    Michele Herrmann, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The free festival will include farm-stand produce, cider treats, local artisans and live music.
    Michele Herrmann, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Farther along, candies are packed into boxes by hand, readying them to join the roughly 3 million treats Rebecca Ruth sells each year.
    Robin Roenker, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Try to save room for dessert and pop in the backyard to Koko Kakigori, a small shop serving shave ice and sweets, like mango and sticky rice donuts.
    Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
  • On a recent Tuesday afternoon, the brothers, wearing matching cherry-red-and-lime-green eyeglasses, browsed the pick-and-mix bins at Kändi, a Swedish-style sweets shop in Los Angeles.
    Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In the course of his 50-plus-year writing career, there's been a good bit of debate over Stephen King's ability to deliver a satisfying ending.
    Megan McCluskey, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
  • This evolved into a prototype chiefly engineered by Burrell Smith, selecting for its CPU the 8-bit Motorola 6809 as an upgrade from the Apple II's MOS 6502 but still keeping costs low.
    Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Goody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goody. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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