as in merchandise
products that are bought and sold in business
a merchant proudly displaying his wares
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as in minds
to be cautious of or on guard against
a hunter yelling to his dog, "Ware the porcupine!"
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wares
Verb
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Of course, not everyone minds coconuts being taken.—
Joan Murray,
Miami Herald,
17 Feb. 2026 -
Not that Sinner necessarily minds the loss of the ranking, beyond seeing 2026 as an opportunity to regain it from his rival.—
Owen Lewis,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2026
Verb
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When someone gets up to go to the bathroom, everyone notices everything!—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2026
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At one point, the man, whom authorities describe as approximately 5 feet 9 to 5 feet 10 with an average build, notices the camera on the front porch and tries to cover the lens with his hand.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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The Satanic Slasher's got a heck of a body count already when he’s pulled over by cops for a routine traffic stop, and Kansas highway patrol officer Jane Archer (Georgina Campbell) watches her husband get gunned down in cold blood in front of her.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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Keen observers, Anglophiles, and anyone who watches movies made before 1972 will notice more than a casual similarity to Kind Hearts and Coronets, the old Ealing comedy in which an enterprising young Dennis Price attempts to off his relatives in order to claim the family fortune.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Ultimately, Yu sees a future with a standalone Europe operation, to be carried out in three steps.—
Xiaoying You,
semafor.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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Sasha Stiles sees them as expressions of the same impulse.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Wares.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wares. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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