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Recent Examples of twenty
It is not specified in the novel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, but Jim is usually taken by scholars to be in his late twenties or early thirties.
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John Jeremiah Sullivan, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
As a preventative measure, Marple had her fallopian tubes removed in her early twenties.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
Herb Baumeister, a businessman and father of three, is believed to have killed at least 25 men—primarily gay men in their twenties and thirties—between the mid-1980s and 1996.
—Jenna Dejong, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
In his early twenties, Shapiro had joined a LACMA museum group that visited collectors’ homes.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
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John Jeremiah Sullivan, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
As a preventative measure, Marple had her fallopian tubes removed in her early twenties.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
Herb Baumeister, a businessman and father of three, is believed to have killed at least 25 men—primarily gay men in their twenties and thirties—between the mid-1980s and 1996.
—Jenna Dejong, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
In his early twenties, Shapiro had joined a LACMA museum group that visited collectors’ homes.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twenty
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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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Just in time for Memorial Day weekend, tens of thousands of large bugs have descended on Great Smoky Mountains National Park along the North Carolina-Tennessee border, according to the National Park Service.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
25 May 2025
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Scores of other pending lawsuits represent potentially tens of millions more in liability exposure.—
Libor Jany,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2025
Noun
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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
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
Noun
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The Sabres had a 16-10 advantage in scoring chances with him on the ice at five-on-five.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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The team has managed to do that at five-on-five, which has helped compensate for a somewhat underwhelming power play.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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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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“Twenty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twenty. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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