as in doll
a physically attractive person
promised me that she would fix me up with a ten
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Recent Examples of ten
He was charged in May 2024 with extorting contractors on school construction projects and then accepting tens of thousands of dollars in bribes from those companies.
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Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2025
The last such quakes took place in 1944 and 1946, killing at least 2,500 people and destroying tens of thousands of homes.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2025
The return of the Commanders has been a dream for tens of thousands of fans and D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser, who led the effort to bring the team back, working with team owner Josh Harris and his executive staff for more than a year and beating proposals from Maryland and Virginia.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
The Sameer Project usually feeds tens of thousands of people each week, but in recent days the situation in Gaza has become so dire that its staff cannot find sufficient amounts of food to keep community kitchens operational.
—Dan Sheehan, Literary Hub, 24 July 2025
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Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2025
The last such quakes took place in 1944 and 1946, killing at least 2,500 people and destroying tens of thousands of homes.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2025
The return of the Commanders has been a dream for tens of thousands of fans and D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser, who led the effort to bring the team back, working with team owner Josh Harris and his executive staff for more than a year and beating proposals from Maryland and Virginia.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
The Sameer Project usually feeds tens of thousands of people each week, but in recent days the situation in Gaza has become so dire that its staff cannot find sufficient amounts of food to keep community kitchens operational.
—Dan Sheehan, Literary Hub, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ten
Noun
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The other chairs are occupied by large, moldy dolls.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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That's pretty vague, but a season 2 teaser highlights several of the aforementioned foes and woes, from a host of haunted dolls and a swarm of bees to a flaming, winged creature and the gnarly sight of Tyler (Hunter Doohan) in his Hyde form.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Fanny and Stella, middle-class lovelies in hoop skirts, engage in a warm embrace.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
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In an early scene, poor Christian attends a dating event, having gamed the system, with his perfect numerical logic, so that all the potential lovelies are lined up at his table.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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With Hasan in Gaza is an aching witness to the beauty of this land and the struggle of its people, neither of which may soon be recognizable at all.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Aug. 2025
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The beauty there is that since peer support is a carve-out, perhaps their AI is no longer within scope.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Some things are beyond the capacity of a child to understand, while others resonate most profoundly out of the mouths of babes.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
5 July 2025
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Usually that show would have the babe of the week, whatever hot girl that Charlie [Sheen] was dating.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
19 June 2025
Noun
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The film follows a rabbit named Judy Hopps and a fox named Nick Wilde—natural enemies who live in a city (the titular Zootopia) where predators and prey live together in peace and equality.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
30 July 2025
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That’s like asking a fox to investigate why the henhouse is empty.—
Houman Hemmati,
Oc Register,
20 July 2025
Noun
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Get an eyeful of Davidson on The Tonight Show in the interview above.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
23 July 2025
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Alternatively, get an eyeful of the Leake Street Arches—aka the London Graffiti tunnel—beneath Waterloo Station, and pop out on Lower Marsh, with its centuries-old street market and proper Lambeth vibe.—
Emma John,
AFAR Media,
24 June 2025
Noun
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Then, the whole dish — married with bison sweetbreads — is roasted and presented in a clear bowl to resemble an arboretum.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
7 Aug. 2025
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For more than 40 years, this local restaurant has been popular among locals and tourists for its seafood dishes and festive atmosphere.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Ten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ten. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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