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Recent Examples of five
At five-on-five, Zuccarello was on the ice for 25 shot attempts against versus 11 for, Boldy 23 shot attempts against versus 10 for and Rossi 25 shot attempts against versus 10 for.
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Michael Russo, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
In the last four games at five-on-five, Drysdale has been on the ice for seven Flyers goals and none against.
—Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
The five who were euthanized Wednesday also were quarter horses.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Disturbed’s Trio of Top Five Smashes The group even manages a trio of top fives on the Hard Rock Digital Song Sales chart, a tally which Disturbed has not only come to know well throughout the years, but dominates with some frequency.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
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Michael Russo, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
In the last four games at five-on-five, Drysdale has been on the ice for seven Flyers goals and none against.
—Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
The five who were euthanized Wednesday also were quarter horses.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Disturbed’s Trio of Top Five Smashes The group even manages a trio of top fives on the Hard Rock Digital Song Sales chart, a tally which Disturbed has not only come to know well throughout the years, but dominates with some frequency.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for five
Noun
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His family thinks police didn’t do enough to help him From London to Sydney and Los Angeles to Philadelphia, tens of thousands of people marched in cities and small towns.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
25 May 2025
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Battles have continued along the roughly 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) front line, where tens of thousands of soldiers have been killed, and neither country has relented in its deep strikes.—
SAMYA KULLAB,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
Noun
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Sometimes there are individual wins, sometimes a group wins, occasionally there are top twos.—
Barry Levitt,
Vulture,
12 May 2025
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People came in twos and threes to the intersection, all asking what had happened in English and Spanish.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2025
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These decisions suggest an effort to suppress all but the most overt nationalistic efforts from American artists, a fool’s errand given the outspoken nature of the creative community, and one that is not unfamiliar around the globe.—
Eric Kohn,
HollywoodReporter,
30 May 2025
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Each of these is a live performance, and each one is a chance to iterate.—
Scott Hutcheson,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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The prevalence of disability rises from less than 20% to nearly 40% between our twenties and our sixties Our fifties are a tipping point.—
Nancy Doyle,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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By her early fifties Gay was twice divorced, child-free and working as a program manager at FedEx in Memphis.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
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At Nova, the survivors are young people still in their twenties, perhaps with a lifetime of trauma ahead of them.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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Charisma Carpenter, who portrayed cheerleader Cordelia Chase, has a son, Donovan, in his early twenties.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
20 May 2025
Noun
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Rashad Shabazz, a historical cultural geographer at Arizona State University, helped bring hundreds of signs, posters and artwork from the protests to Phoenix in 2024.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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On Thursday, the council approved a $14-billion annual budget that would cut police hiring in half, while sparing hundreds of other city workers from layoffs.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
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“Five.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/five. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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