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Recent Examples of twenty
Less salubrious was Mahler-Werfel’s own political evolution in the twenties and thirties.
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott was concerned about this weekend’s forecast, which calls for up to three inches of snow on Sunday followed by a cold snap on Monday that will keep high temperatures in the low twenties.
—Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 18 Jan. 2025
The women, who are all in their twenties, received salaries far exceeding those of employees with more experience, and often accompanied Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin and the company's senior executives of trips abroad.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
Although guardianships have traditionally attracted people in their twenties, increasing numbers of thirty-somethings are signing up, said Sievers.
—Anna Cooban, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott was concerned about this weekend’s forecast, which calls for up to three inches of snow on Sunday followed by a cold snap on Monday that will keep high temperatures in the low twenties.
—Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 18 Jan. 2025
The women, who are all in their twenties, received salaries far exceeding those of employees with more experience, and often accompanied Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin and the company's senior executives of trips abroad.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
Although guardianships have traditionally attracted people in their twenties, increasing numbers of thirty-somethings are signing up, said Sievers.
—Anna Cooban, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twenty
Noun
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The people that sit around me are mainly blokes in their fifties and sixties.—
Simon Johnson,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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My grandparents started with basset hounds in the fifties, and from there my parents have bred multiple different breeds.—
Savannah White,
Glamour,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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The building was evacuated following the fire, and no one was harmed.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
23 Feb. 2025
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No one from the film was in attendance and no speech was given.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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
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The Clippers made a habit of hitting tough shots from tricky angles, going 8-for-11 on non-paint twos in the first half (the league average on those shots: 40.9%).—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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The Trump administration rescinded firings of hundreds of employees at the National Nuclear Security Administration, which oversees the nation's arsenal of nuclear weapons, in a reversal that has fueled scrutiny over Elon Musk's efforts to cut the federal workforce.—
Joey Garrison,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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Of the hundreds of varieties Estrada's trialed over seven years, these are her 10 all-time favorite pansies for beautiful, reliable, and surprising blooms.—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Twenty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twenty. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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