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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fifty
Noun
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Five months later, thousands are still waiting for bills and tens of thousands are waiting for refunds, the latest development in the technology upgrade debacle that has roiled the county’s tax system for more than four years with no clear end in sight.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026 -
Researchers blame a number of factors, including climate change causing fuel to dry out and be more flammable, a record drought, tens of millions of tons of dead trees from Hurricane Helene, and the vast area where dense forests and high numbers of people try to coexist.—
Seth Borenstein,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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But, curiously, participants had the highest solve rate when the puzzles appeared in ordinary dreams, not lucid ones.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
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No one in the East has been dominant in the first round so the Knicks entering the second round on a three-game winning streak is compelling.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
Noun
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He is joined by six of his players — many more will join by half-time, arriving in ones and twos, shuffling over the teal concrete — and by assorted members of the Xavier clan, all wearing colourful training kit.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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Like the ones will go against the ones, ones will go against the twos, so everybody basically gets to see everybody on the roster at some point on the field.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In 2024-25, in 538 minutes solo at five-on-five, Nugent-Hopkins delivered 45 percent of the goal share.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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LaPour was the preseason Big 12 Pitcher of the Year and got his season off to a strong start against Vanderbilt, giving up two runs off fives hits in five innings of work with five strikeouts.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Audible gasps echoed through the ballroom as guests realized something was happening; hundreds of journalists immediately got on phones to call in information.—
Collin Binkley,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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The Secret Service and other authorities swarmed the banquet hall at the Washington Hilton as guests ducked under tables by the hundreds.—
Bridget Byrne,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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At the other end of the market, have a Chelsea dual-action pump for a fiver.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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Since movie-ticket purchases are not necessary, customers can just grab a bucket and a fiver (plus tax), and Netflix and chill with way too much popcorn for however many people fit on your couch.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Jan. 2026
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Then the case counsellor handed me the check for eight hundred dollars.—
Saïd Sayrafiezadeh,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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Murakami is working on a two-year, $34 million deal, and in an era when some teams try to lock up young talent with long and lucrative contract extensions, a 25-game sample size is a little too small for Getz to start throwing out more years and dollars.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Fifty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fifty. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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