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Recent Examples of fifty
The iconic aircraft began spying over Russia in the late fifties, and, amazingly, is still in operation today.
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Jim Clash, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
The invasive sea lamprey brought Great Lakes fishing to its knees in the fifties and sixties, until local communities and scientists battled back.
—Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 17 Jan. 2025
His colleagues were men in their fifties and sixties who’d started out in radio.
—Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
Across from me was Jack, a vegan chef in his fifties from California who lived in Zurich.
—Hazlitt, 3 Dec. 2024
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Jim Clash, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
The invasive sea lamprey brought Great Lakes fishing to its knees in the fifties and sixties, until local communities and scientists battled back.
—Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 17 Jan. 2025
His colleagues were men in their fifties and sixties who’d started out in radio.
—Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
Across from me was Jack, a vegan chef in his fifties from California who lived in Zurich.
—Hazlitt, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fifty
Noun
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The approach has raised billions of dollars to conserve tens of millions of acres from the Canadian prairies to the piney woods of South Georgia.—
Chris Dorsey,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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The Social Security Administration’s acting commissioner, Michelle King, stepped down over the weekend after Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency pressed to obtain user data for the retirement program serving tens of millions of Americans.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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That era was a tough one for Letterman, who was thought to be a shoo-in to replace Carson but NBC opted to go with Jay Leno instead.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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Zoom out: The mobile power industry has been a tough one for startups.—
Katie Fehrenbacher,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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After his loss to Rollins at Crown Jewel, Reed is still seeking that elusive major victory, but given what Rollins told him after the bout, their Crown Jewel match should be the first of at least a few marquee matches between the twos tars.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes,
2 Nov. 2024
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Brown is an athletic guard who can guard ones and twos on the court and destroy those who are less athletic.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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The intrigue: Both Raleigh and Durham had similar listening habits, with nearly identical top fives — though Durham left a spot for Ye, the controversial rapper and producer formerly known as Kanye West, and Raleigh preferred Morgan Wallen.—
Zachery Eanes,
Axios,
5 Dec. 2024
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This chart week is just beginning, so Carpenter will claim her three top fives for the next few days.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
4 Sep. 2024
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The Trump administration rescinded firings of hundreds of employees at the National Nuclear Security Administration, which oversees the nation's arsenal of nuclear weapons, in a reversal that has fueled scrutiny over Elon Musk's efforts to cut the federal workforce.—
Joey Garrison,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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The weekend’s wet wintry mix resulted in mandatory speed restrictions on the Mass Pike and led to hundreds of crashes, according to MassDOT, and weather forecasters say there may be more snow coming in the days ahead.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
17 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The women, who are all in their twenties, received salaries far exceeding those of employees with more experience, and often accompanied Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin and the company's senior executives of trips abroad.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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Although guardianships have traditionally attracted people in their twenties, increasing numbers of thirty-somethings are signing up, said Sievers.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2025
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Evangeline picks up an orange that one of Hank’s hillbillies drops, perhaps because in Alaska during winter that’s like finding a fiver.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
28 Jan. 2024
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Now a lot of Main Street is boarded up, even the fancy stores, although there’s no shortage of places to drop a fiver on a cup of coffee.—
Murr Brewster,
The Christian Science Monitor,
31 Jan. 2022
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The Treasury payment system sends out trillions of dollars in tax refunds, Social Security checks and other federal funds.—
Zac Anderson,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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Adams was accused of taking thousands of dollars worth of benefits starting in around 2014, including first-class flights and hotel stays all over the world, from foreign benefactors with ties to the Turkish government who sought to one day cash in on their relationship.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Fifty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fifty. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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