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Recent Examples of goody
In 2024, Alabama also went viral for her show-and-tell of Christmas goodies.
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Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
With an endless stream of beauty and wellness goodies arriving on the market by the day, trying everything is hardly feasible —though Vogue beauty editors come impressively close.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 29 Dec. 2025
Despite surging inflation and tariff and trade policies that seemed to shift with the wind, automakers from all over the world came through for their customers and delivered some unanticipated goodies.
—Detroit Free Press, Freep.com, 28 Dec. 2025
Set in 2056 and littered with sci-fi goodies like rejuvenation fluids that make women look younger, and citizen ID tags, the film is set in the same city, and told over three separate nights, in three different phases of the man’s life.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Dec. 2025
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Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
With an endless stream of beauty and wellness goodies arriving on the market by the day, trying everything is hardly feasible —though Vogue beauty editors come impressively close.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 29 Dec. 2025
Despite surging inflation and tariff and trade policies that seemed to shift with the wind, automakers from all over the world came through for their customers and delivered some unanticipated goodies.
—Detroit Free Press, Freep.com, 28 Dec. 2025
Set in 2056 and littered with sci-fi goodies like rejuvenation fluids that make women look younger, and citizen ID tags, the film is set in the same city, and told over three separate nights, in three different phases of the man’s life.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for goody
Noun
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An albino raccoon named Cricket reaches through the wires of its cage to grab an animal cracker, an appetizer treat right before the evening meal.—
Blake Farmer,
Miami Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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Bayt Almocha sells a variety of pastries, including cheesecake, macarons and sabaya, a traditional Yemeni treat made with thin layers of dough brushed in butter.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In the comments section of the original post, the candy shop stated that the TWRA placed electric mats in front of the store for three days, but a bear returned shortly after the agency removed them.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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Why not channel the luxe weave with your nails, via a soft gradient of candy colors in a French tip design?—
Odeya Pinkus,
InStyle,
12 Jan. 2026
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While everyone should limit sweets for overall health, people with healthy blood sugar control can usually enjoy high-sugar foods like Oreos occasionally without issue.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
7 Jan. 2026
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An award-winning bakery is bringing the sweets back to Southington after closing its Factory Square location in October.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Goody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goody. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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