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Recent Examples of fiver
Evangeline picks up an orange that one of Hank’s hillbillies drops, perhaps because in Alaska during winter that’s like finding a fiver.
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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
The loss represented by the odd pocketed fiver is mainly one of trust.
—New York Times, 4 May 2021
Reuters/Simon Dawson Would Brits like a digital fiver?
—John Detrixhe, Quartz, 12 Mar. 2020
When the wellness-retreat trend cemented places like Bali, Tulum, and Goa as destinations for nine-to-fivers desperate for a reset, stylish travelers went searching for the next sunny spot.
—Corina Quinn, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 June 2019
If Palm Springs isn't your speed, head to New York's Ace, which set the standard with its locals-hang-here lobby and top-notch bar that attracts nearby nine-to-fivers and out-of-towners alike.
—Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2018
The man grabbed Thibodeaux's cash out of his hand, found a good fiver and threw the rest back at him.
—Anita Chabria, sacbee, 29 May 2018
Unlike most other cities, Birmingham's downtown has no congestion after all the nine-to-fivers clear out.
—Birmingham Magazine, AL.com, 19 Feb. 2018
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
The loss represented by the odd pocketed fiver is mainly one of trust.
—New York Times, 4 May 2021
Reuters/Simon Dawson Would Brits like a digital fiver?
—John Detrixhe, Quartz, 12 Mar. 2020
When the wellness-retreat trend cemented places like Bali, Tulum, and Goa as destinations for nine-to-fivers desperate for a reset, stylish travelers went searching for the next sunny spot.
—Corina Quinn, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 June 2019
If Palm Springs isn't your speed, head to New York's Ace, which set the standard with its locals-hang-here lobby and top-notch bar that attracts nearby nine-to-fivers and out-of-towners alike.
—Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2018
The man grabbed Thibodeaux's cash out of his hand, found a good fiver and threw the rest back at him.
—Anita Chabria, sacbee, 29 May 2018
Unlike most other cities, Birmingham's downtown has no congestion after all the nine-to-fivers clear out.
—Birmingham Magazine, AL.com, 19 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiver
Noun
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By the 1990s scenes, one of the sisters (the one who left Cuba) is dead and the older survivor, Omara Portuondo (Natalie Venetia Belcon), is being courted by a young producer (played by Justin Cunningham).—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
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After raiding the crown jewels for just about every live-action reboot imaginable, Disney has finally gotten around to the one that started it all, the 1937 classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2025
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In The Substance, Moore, in real life a fantastic-looking 62, is playing an equally fantastic-looking woman in her mid- to late fifties.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
24 Feb. 2025
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The stone and beige brick structures that now span almost an entire block of Circle Park Boulevard were constructed in the early fifties.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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.—
Andreas Kluth,
The Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2025
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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
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He’s not cracked reps with the second team with Hill getting all the work when the twos take over.—
Paul Dehner Jr.,
The Athletic,
9 Aug. 2024
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The tactile quality of the characters was modeled after stop-motion, including animating mostly on twos (one image for every two frames) for rough movement.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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Disturbed’s Trio of Top Five Smashes The group even manages a trio of top fives on the Hard Rock Digital Song Sales chart, a tally which Disturbed has not only come to know well throughout the years, but dominates with some frequency.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 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
Noun
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Countries like China, Poland, Russia, India, and Turkey are leading this trend, driven by concerns over dollar dependency and geopolitical risks.—
Bob Haber,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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The results fell a few million dollars short of the consensus of five Wall Street analysts who continue to publish estimates on Endeavor’s business, while the per-share net income of $1.70 came in short of expectations by 39 cents, according to data compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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Twenty-five Israeli hostages and the bodies of eight others were released during the ceasefire in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
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Even outsourcing development can be expensive, often reaching tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars.—
Jaime Catmull,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Fiver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiver. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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