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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
The price of tractors has jumped 50% in five years, according to Successful Farming magazine; fertilizer has more than doubled, but commodity prices are low.
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Frank Morris, NPR, 3 Apr. 2025
Blue Dolphin's operations are subject to various risks, including volatile commodity prices, regulatory changes, and dependence on a limited number of significant customers.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 1 Apr. 2025
According to the World Bank's April 2024 Commodity Markets Outlook, global commodity prices declined by nearly 40% between mid-2022 and mid-2023 and have since remained relatively stable.
—Artem Milinchuk, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The company identified risks related to commodity price volatility, regulatory changes, and competition in the ethanol industry, which could impact future financial performance.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025
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Frank Morris, NPR, 3 Apr. 2025
Blue Dolphin's operations are subject to various risks, including volatile commodity prices, regulatory changes, and dependence on a limited number of significant customers.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 1 Apr. 2025
According to the World Bank's April 2024 Commodity Markets Outlook, global commodity prices declined by nearly 40% between mid-2022 and mid-2023 and have since remained relatively stable.
—Artem Milinchuk, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The company identified risks related to commodity price volatility, regulatory changes, and competition in the ethanol industry, which could impact future financial performance.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commodity
Noun
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Maintain a safe distance from water, wet items, and metal objects.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2025
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From our perspective on and around Earth, wavelengths of light emanating from cosmic objects actually go from the bluer section of the spectrum to the red section, and then tread into infrared waters.—
Monisha Ravisetti,
Space.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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These entities paid the Cuban doctors a small fraction of what the foreign government paid Cuba.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2025
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This result is also consistent with other findings from the study such as enrollees’ satisfaction with care being similar between for-profit and nonprofit entities.—
Wayne Winegarden,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The move was likely intended to put the country off the president’s radar, though Israel had only a limited amount of tariffs on US exports.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2025
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Though only a fraction of its total production of 190,000 tons, these exports reflect growing global interest in artisanal, traceable, and culturally rich food products.—
Daphne Ewing-Chow,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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But once Mulaney talked his wife Olivia Munn into giving him the cash because he’s not allowed to have more than $300 in cash due to his past issues with substance abuse, the manager then requested $100,000 and finally the Everybody’s Live crew began to notice the red flags.—
Angel Diaz,
Billboard,
4 Apr. 2025
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Whalers also brought spermaceti, a waxy substance that comes from a sperm whale’s head and is used to produce candles and lubricants for precision machinery like watches and clocks.—
Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick,
The Conversation,
4 Apr. 2025
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The higher prices on food supplies equate to higher meal costs.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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Such a move, paired with the first-ever price drop for the original Switch, would supercharge interest in the new console and likely make initial Switch 2 supplies that much harder to find on store shelves.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
1 Apr. 2025
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That must be a frustrating reality, especially with the playoffs so close.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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In reality, both analyst teams overestimated Tesla’s free cash flows in the years 2022, 2023, and 2024.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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This doesn't include revenue from merchandise or corporate alliances, as they are paid directly to the studio.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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In the old days brands sent merchandise to be photographed in the U.K. and Portugal, where Farfetch had built state-of-the-art studios.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Commodity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commodity. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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