thirty-three
noun
thir·ty-three
ˌthər-tē-ˈthrē 
1
: a number that is one more than 32 see Table of Numbers
2
: a microgroove phonograph record designed to be played at 33¹/₃ revolutions per minute
—usually written 33
thirty-three
adjective
thirty-three
pronoun, plural in construction
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The weight of the sound—incorporating five vocal soloists, thirty choristers, and thirty-three instrumentalists—harks back to lumbering mid-twentieth-century accounts by Otto Klemperer and Hermann Scherchen, before the original-instrument movement dictated light textures and fleet tempos.
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Alex Ross, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
The show would remain on the air for thirty-three years, a television record for a program of its kind.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
Nineteen thousand, three hundred thirty-three feet.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
Harley-Davidson’s electric motorcycle spin-off, LiveWire, sold just 33 (yes, thirty-three) electric motorcycles last quarter— more than a 70% drop from Q1 2024, which was also not a good quarter for the brand.
—William Roberson, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
One hundred and thirty-three red-robed cardinals from around the world have filed into the Sistine Chapel to the strains of a choir backed by organ music, and the doors were sealed behind them.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 7 May 2025
One hundred thirty-three electors will take part in the secretive process of choosing the next leader of the Catholic Church.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 May 2025
Drug seizures increased from thirty-three kilos to 665,000, and arrests from thirty-one to 7,720.
—Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
By then, the prosecutor general had charged Bolsonaro and thirty-three others with fomenting a coup.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
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Alex Ross, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
The show would remain on the air for thirty-three years, a television record for a program of its kind.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
Nineteen thousand, three hundred thirty-three feet.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
Harley-Davidson’s electric motorcycle spin-off, LiveWire, sold just 33 (yes, thirty-three) electric motorcycles last quarter— more than a 70% drop from Q1 2024, which was also not a good quarter for the brand.
—William Roberson, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
One hundred and thirty-three red-robed cardinals from around the world have filed into the Sistine Chapel to the strains of a choir backed by organ music, and the doors were sealed behind them.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 7 May 2025
One hundred thirty-three electors will take part in the secretive process of choosing the next leader of the Catholic Church.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 May 2025
Drug seizures increased from thirty-three kilos to 665,000, and arrests from thirty-one to 7,720.
—Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
By then, the prosecutor general had charged Bolsonaro and thirty-three others with fomenting a coup.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Thirty-three.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thirty-three. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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