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 angel instructed the faithful at Jerusalem to go on a flagellant procession for thirty-three and a half days.
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Michael Robbins, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Two years ago, New York City announced that the Coursen, which runs on diesel, would be replaced by a thirty-three-million-dollar hybrid-electric passenger ferry.
—Adam Iscoe, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Before boarding the cruise ship SS Adventure, where thirty-three America’s Next Top Model hopefuls would be whittled down to thirteen, the contract the show had sent me seemed huge.
—Sarah Hartshorne
july 9, Literary Hub, 9 July 2025
By 1957, the threshold of the 55% tax rate had risen to 10 million yen – thirty-three times higher.
—Nathan Lewis, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Nineteen thousand, three hundred thirty-three feet.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
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Michael Robbins, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Two years ago, New York City announced that the Coursen, which runs on diesel, would be replaced by a thirty-three-million-dollar hybrid-electric passenger ferry.
—Adam Iscoe, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Before boarding the cruise ship SS Adventure, where thirty-three America’s Next Top Model hopefuls would be whittled down to thirteen, the contract the show had sent me seemed huge.
—Sarah Hartshorne
july 9, Literary Hub, 9 July 2025
By 1957, the threshold of the 55% tax rate had risen to 10 million yen – thirty-three times higher.
—Nathan Lewis, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Nineteen thousand, three hundred thirty-three feet.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
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