twenty-two
noun
twen·ty-two
ˈtwen-tē-ˈtü 
ˈtwən-
1
: a number that is one more than 21 see Table of Numbers
2
: a .22-caliber firearm
especially
: one firing rimfire cartridges
—usually written .22
twenty-two
adjective
twenty-two
pronoun, plural in construction
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By this point, the attorneys general of twenty-two states and the District of Columbia had also sued the Administration.
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Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2025
Chapters twenty-two and twenty-six record Saul’s testimony of the experience.
—Dan Miller, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Last March, Barbara, now twenty-two, moved into her own apartment in Kraków, a ten-minute bike ride from her mother’s.
—Helen Sullivan, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
The deregulation push was a great success, with laws enacted in twenty-two states by 1925.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 28 Jan. 2025
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Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2025
Chapters twenty-two and twenty-six record Saul’s testimony of the experience.
—Dan Miller, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Last March, Barbara, now twenty-two, moved into her own apartment in Kraków, a ten-minute bike ride from her mother’s.
—Helen Sullivan, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
The deregulation push was a great success, with laws enacted in twenty-two states by 1925.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Twenty-two.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twenty-two. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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