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as in object
one that has a real and independent existence
the docudrama really wasn't a commodity until the television networks started creating their own feature-length movies
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Recent Examples of commodity
Similarly, at least for the time being, Orozco’s congruence of store and gallery, of universal commodity and of global sculpture, emptied even of the most residual forms of tactility, has remained relatively illegible.
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Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 June 2025
There were other pieces involved as well, but essentially the Red Sox used a valuable commodity to unload their dead weight.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 1 June 2025
In commodity markets, gold slipped 0.5% to $3,271 an ounce.
—Reuters, NBC news, 29 May 2025
This elevated hunting pressure likely resulted from the transformation of deer into a commodity for the first time.
—Elic Weitzel, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
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Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 June 2025
There were other pieces involved as well, but essentially the Red Sox used a valuable commodity to unload their dead weight.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 1 June 2025
In commodity markets, gold slipped 0.5% to $3,271 an ounce.
—Reuters, NBC news, 29 May 2025
This elevated hunting pressure likely resulted from the transformation of deer into a commodity for the first time.
—Elic Weitzel, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commodity
Noun
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Keep a distance from water, wet articles, and metal objects.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
31 May 2025
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The discovery marks the first time that such objects, called long-period transients, have been detected in X-rays, the team said in announcing the findings.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
31 May 2025
Noun
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Earlier this year, the Legislature passed a law barring local governments from passing ordinances to restrict presidential libraries, making the state the entity that would have authority over a future Trump library.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
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Different priorities between the two entities were leading to conflicts, such as concerns that the hospital would dominate decision-making.—
Natalie Jones,
Baltimore Sun,
6 June 2025
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The partnership also spawned a covert payment network involving gold transfers and intermediary countries to bypass Western sanctions, complicating efforts by the United States and its allies to enforce export controls.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 May 2025
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Trump administration officials are getting a second chance to try to sever ties with China by starting a trade war, imposing export controls and revoking student visas.—
Tony Romm Anatoly Kurmanaev Edward Wong Michael C. Bender,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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So far, most of what’s known about the substance’s effects on the brain comes from studies in rats and in cells grown in a lab dish – not in people.—
Lorne J. Hofseth,
The Conversation,
3 June 2025
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When the substance contains more the 0.3% THC in it.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 June 2025
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The problem is especially pronounced in Arizona’s rural areas, many of which don’t have groundwater regulations, and little backup supply from rivers.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
31 May 2025
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Grower supply stores and landscape supply companies can be good sources for large amounts of potting mix.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 May 2025
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Trump was rewriting reality again Friday afternoon as one of the most flamboyant, destructive bromances in government history petered out in the Oval Office.—
Maureen Dowd,
Mercury News,
4 June 2025
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That signaled bond investors’ willingness to consider whether the decades-long warnings of a looming, but theoretical, US fiscal collapse may be inching closer to reality.—
Phil Mattingly,
CNN Money,
4 June 2025
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The Nightshift’s bass player at the time, Peter Rosen, had a day job with The Visual Thing, a poster and concert merchandise company owned by Steve Gold and Jerry Goldstein whose clients included Jimi Hendrix and the Rolling Stones.—
Todd Longwell,
Variety,
5 June 2025
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The targets were just as deliberate: retail chains, mom-and-pop shops, and warehouse-style stores, all easy to access, lightly monitored, and filled with highly flammable merchandise.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
4 June 2025
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“Commodity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commodity. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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