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Recent Examples of five
His technique was to re-pattern the bones, turn the sixes up, the fives aligned and facing each other.
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Krista Stevens, Longreads, 19 July 2023
The Raen Keera frames scored perfect fives across the board during testing thanks to their UVA and UVB protection and their sturdy and secure fit that doesn’t slip or pinch.
—Jaylyn Pruitt, Health, 14 June 2023
Duffels that scored fives for durability showed no signs of damage and kept the contents safe.
—Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2023
The Chicago White Sox rookie outfielder took matters into his own hands, giving high-fives to the air with a smile on his face.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2023
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Krista Stevens, Longreads, 19 July 2023
The Raen Keera frames scored perfect fives across the board during testing thanks to their UVA and UVB protection and their sturdy and secure fit that doesn’t slip or pinch.
—Jaylyn Pruitt, Health, 14 June 2023
Duffels that scored fives for durability showed no signs of damage and kept the contents safe.
—Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2023
The Chicago White Sox rookie outfielder took matters into his own hands, giving high-fives to the air with a smile on his face.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for five
Noun
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Resignation offers spearheaded by the Department of Government Efficiency were extended to more than 2 million federal employees, and tens of thousands have accepted.—
Russ Wiles,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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In twenty-one years, tens of thousands of citizens were detained and tortured, more than two hundred were killed, and another two hundred or so were disappeared.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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He’s not cracked reps with the second team with Hill getting all the work when the twos take over.—
Paul Dehner Jr.,
The Athletic,
9 Aug. 2024
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The tactile quality of the characters was modeled after stop-motion, including animating mostly on twos (one image for every two frames) for rough movement.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The ones that are gone and the ones that are still paying for it, which were kids.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2025
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With a cast as good as this one – Robyn Hurder, The Prom‘s Brooks Ashmanskas, Krysta Rodriguez, John Behlmann and the invaluable Kristine Nielsen, just for starters – Smash is thoroughly watchable from start to rather overlong finish.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The 35-year-old bagged 12 centuries and 35 fifties in ODIs and had the highest score of 164 against New Zealand at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 2016.—
Manasi Pathak,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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This mine looks like something out of the fifties because it was started in 1955.—
Antonia Hitchens,
The New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Scott first visited Southeast Asia in his early twenties.—
Nikil Saval,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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During our teens and twenties, estrogen levels are increasing, with a natural peak occurring around age 30.—
Taylor Lane,
Flow Space,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Matches between tribes were often very large and could consist of hundreds, or even thousands of players.—
Tim Genske,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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In addition, hundreds of people in European cities—including Frankfurt, Berlin, London, Lisbon and Paris—took to the streets in solidarity with American protests.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Five.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/five. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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