five

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Recent Examples of five At five-on-five, Zuccarello was on the ice for 25 shot attempts against versus 11 for, Boldy 23 shot attempts against versus 10 for and Rossi 25 shot attempts against versus 10 for. Michael Russo, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024 In the last four games at five-on-five, Drysdale has been on the ice for seven Flyers goals and none against. Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024 The five who were euthanized Wednesday also were quarter horses. John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024 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 See All Example Sentences for five
Recent Examples of Synonyms for five
Noun
  • The tournament’s economic impact is projected to be in the tens of millions and according to Wilson, it is also expected to generate $2.5 million of charitable impact with several different entities and nonprofits benefiting, including First Tee of Greater Philadelphia.
    Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
  • In the first three months of his presidency, his agency heads have fired tens of thousands of public servants and prompted legal battles challenging those dismissals.
    William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • After the draft of twos, the Browns absolutely could be back in the quarterback business next April.
    Zac Jackson, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • The indie film scene is a tough one and the overall marketplace crowded with new studio fare barreling into theaters at its fastest pace in months.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 4 May 2025
  • The families who manage this best are the ones who acknowledge it openly, and make space for honest conversations.
    Francois Botha, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
Noun
  • The prevalence of disability rises from less than 20% to nearly 40% between our twenties and our sixties Our fifties are a tipping point.
    Nancy Doyle, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
  • By her early fifties Gay was twice divorced, child-free and working as a program manager at FedEx in Memphis.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Herb Baumeister, a businessman and father of three, is believed to have killed at least 25 men—primarily gay men in their twenties and thirties—between the mid-1980s and 1996.
    Jenna deJong, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
  • In his early twenties, Shapiro had joined a LACMA museum group that visited collectors’ homes.
    Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • When the 2017 La Tuna fire broke out in the Verdugo Mountains, hundreds of notifications, tweets and statements were issued by the Los Angeles Fire Department, the report noted, but none was sent via NotifyLA, which reaches a larger audience of Angelenos.
    Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
  • The immediate impact of the Trump/Voight plan will be felt most strongly in the independent sector, among the hundreds of producers, distributors, sales agents and financiers heading to the Cannes film market.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2025

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