tenner

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Recent Examples of tenner That’s just me, though, and if an American citizen wants to put a tenner on the Lakers’ likelihood to hire on even more geriatric former stars, then feel free. Luther Ray Abel, National Review, 2 Dec. 2022 Putting down an odd number, such as $10.11 instead of just a tenner, in the closing hours is her lucky tip for beating the masses. Alice Newbold, Vogue, 31 May 2022 In fact, some of those picks cost less than a tenner and still come with all the same nourishing, hydrating, and dirt-busting ingredients as fan-favorite luxury products. Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 11 June 2021 The most uncivilised and barren modern habit is to negotiate a present truce among family and friends for Christmas, or to stipulate nothing costing more than a tenner. A.a. Gill, A-LIST, 4 July 2018 Beyond the basics, Lidl was recently awarded several accolades for its wine selection, most of which will only cost you a tenner. Southern Living, 23 Mar. 2018 The 'tenner', as it is known in Britain, has two clusters of dots in the top corner to help blind and partially sighted people identify the note, and is decorated with a gold foil image of Austen's burial place. Rachel Lewis, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2017 The bills in circulation will gradually evolve toward Austen as the current Darwin 'tenners' are withdrawn from circulation through next Spring. Rachel Lewis, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2017 The new note is replacing a tenner featuring Charles Darwin. Claire Zillman, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tenner
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • For any beauty founder, breaking into Sephora is a pinch-me moment—one that can propel a brand onto a global stage.
    Karin Eldor, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • Gary has been trying to get more support from U.S. Steel since at least the fifties.
    Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Lee was previously diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer in her fifties and given a one-year life expectancy, according to Korean newspaper The Chosun Ilbo.
    Latoya Gayle, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Daniel had been reportedly seeking visitation rights with their son, as well as millions of dollars.
    Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 11 Feb. 2025
  • The Trump administration’s dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development is stiffing American businesses on hundreds of millions of dollars in unpaid bills for work that has already been done, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday.
    Ellen Knickmeyer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • But try that nowadays and the guy will laugh derisively, then pick up your sawbuck between his thumb and index finger, like a piece of filth, and hand it back to you.
    Jack Handey, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Say, there's an idea: The mall is free, but the greeter will shake your hand for a sawbuck.
    Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 26 Feb. 2021

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“Tenner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenner. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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