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 Hackmans had been married for thirty-three years.
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Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
The thirty-three-year-old pop star Charlie Puth, headlining his first jazz residency, was due for a sound check with his band.
—Jane Bua, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 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
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Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
The thirty-three-year-old pop star Charlie Puth, headlining his first jazz residency, was due for a sound check with his band.
—Jane Bua, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 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
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“Thirty-three.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thirty-three. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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