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Recent Examples of twenty
The suspects, possibly males in their teens or twenties, were reportedly seen fleeing northbound on Semillon Boulevard.
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Christian Martinez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
The Governor, a paraplegic who has used a wheelchair since an accident in his twenties, was sitting toward the back of the audience, in a dark suit.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Francis had part of his lung removed in his twenties due to an infection, and he was briefly hospitalized for a case of bronchitis in 2023.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 9 Mar. 2025
In her early twenties, Kelly became one of the most famous actresses in the world—and arguably the 20th century.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2025
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Christian Martinez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
The Governor, a paraplegic who has used a wheelchair since an accident in his twenties, was sitting toward the back of the audience, in a dark suit.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Francis had part of his lung removed in his twenties due to an infection, and he was briefly hospitalized for a case of bronchitis in 2023.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 9 Mar. 2025
In her early twenties, Kelly became one of the most famous actresses in the world—and arguably the 20th century.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twenty
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The 35-year-old bagged 12 centuries and 35 fifties in ODIs and had the highest score of 164 against New Zealand at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 2016.—
Manasi Pathak,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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This mine looks like something out of the fifties because it was started in 1955.—
Antonia Hitchens,
The New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2025
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As tens of thousands of Americans continue to contact their members of Congress to urge them to hold Musk accountable, Common Cause will continue to demand transparency and accountability from Musk and everyone in this administration because no one is above the law.—
Aaron Scherb,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Apr. 2025
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Resignation offers spearheaded by the Department of Government Efficiency were extended to more than 2 million federal employees, and tens of thousands have accepted.—
Russ Wiles,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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Kim measures loudness via a descriptive scale, shifting the seemingly objective audiogram from an individualizing register into a personal one.—
Mara Mills,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2025
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Margie is the one that came up with a lot of what makes Maker’s Mark, well, Maker’s Mark.—
Gina Pace,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 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
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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
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In addition, hundreds of people in European cities—including Frankfurt, Berlin, London, Lisbon and Paris—took to the streets in solidarity with American protests.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Apr. 2025
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The passengers were among hundreds of migrants apprehended at sea in recent months, a scenario that federal authorities expect to become more common as the Trump administration tightens land borders across the Southwest.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Twenty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twenty. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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