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 So, make sure to regularly visit USA TODAY Sports' NFL page for all the goodies. Jim Reineking, USA Today, 3 June 2025 Each box is filled with goodies that encourage cooking as a fun way to teach math and science, as well as essential life skills children will take with them into adulthood. Liz Regalia, Parents, 2 June 2025 The bill extends Trump’s signature 2017 tax cuts and includes other revenue-cutting goodies like no taxes on tips, overtime and Social Security, with a potential price tag of more than $4.5 trillion. Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 20 May 2025 And make sure to bring a cart to put all your goodies in. Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 3 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for goody
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Noun
  • Security cameras showed one of the burglars crawling on his stomach through the candy store before cutting through both concrete and a thick safe, stealing more than $2 million in cash and jewelry.
    Doc Louallen, ABC News, 6 June 2025
  • The accessories and hair dye company, founded by Kathryn Winokur in 2021, has partnered with Sour Patch Kids to release a new, limited-edition Glow Up Gem Pen Set, which will feature the brand’s viral Gem Pen tool and Glow Up Watermelon candy.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • Shortly after, my father came out to see what was going on, reached into his pocket and gave us each a quarter to walk to the nearby ice-cream shop and enjoy a cool treat on such a hot day.
    Susan Cunningham Euker, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2025
  • Then, as a little treat, James Folta explains the difference between his book recommendations… and your book recommendations.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • Why fans love the Florida doughnut shops Of the Florida shops that received recognition for sweets, DG Doughnuts ranked the highest at No. 16.
    Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
  • While wild elephants usually prefer bananas, bamboo and grasses, Biang Lek went straight for the sweets.
    Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
Noun
  • The actors at times seem to be speed-reading their lines, rushing through the notoriously long play to get to the good bits.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
  • From its cute-fake soundstage-town setting to the authoritative yet chummy voice-over narration (courtesy of Nick Offerman), The Life of Chuck works doggedly to give you the warm fuzzies—and a little bit of that fuzz goes a long way.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 6 June 2025

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“Goody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goody. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.

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