plural tens
1
: a number that is one more than nine see Table of Numbers
2
: the 10th in a set or series
wears a ten
3
: something having 10 units or members
4
: a 10-dollar bill
5
: one deserving the highest rating
specifically
: an exceptionally attractive person
ten
adjective
ten
pronoun, plural in construction
see also take ten
Examples of ten in a Sentence
“What time is it” “It's ten.”
promised me that she would fix me up with a ten
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No peace or strength One lie that Trump has chosen to assail Canada is that the country is a kingpin in the fentanyl trade that kills tens of thousands of Americans every year.
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Andreas Kluth, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
Analyzing: Detecting anomalous and malicious activity in potentially tens of thousands of flows per second requires the capacity to analyze a large volume of data and apply policies to identify active threat actors or misconfigurations.
—Martin Roesch, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Musk has pushed for tens of thousands of federal layoffs as head of the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
The decades-long presence of tens of thousands of U.S. troops in Europe, since the end of World War II, has also played an important deterrent role against possible adversaries that might seek to attack Europe, including Russia.
—Willem Marx, NPR, 26 Mar. 2025
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Andreas Kluth, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
Analyzing: Detecting anomalous and malicious activity in potentially tens of thousands of flows per second requires the capacity to analyze a large volume of data and apply policies to identify active threat actors or misconfigurations.
—Martin Roesch, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Musk has pushed for tens of thousands of federal layoffs as head of the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
The decades-long presence of tens of thousands of U.S. troops in Europe, since the end of World War II, has also played an important deterrent role against possible adversaries that might seek to attack Europe, including Russia.
—Willem Marx, NPR, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Ten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ten. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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