fifties

noun

plural of fifty
as in twenties

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  1. hundreds
  2. ones
  3. tens
  4. fives
Noun
  • Black neighborhoods north and northwest of downtown Jacksonville endure poverty, pollution, and high incidences of lead poisoning, cancer, and other diseases — and hundreds of shootings involving children.
    — Yona Gavino, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The company said Cheerios and Ziploc receive hundreds of thousands of requests, comments and reactions annually about cereal packaging.
    — Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of hundreds
Noun
  • Harvard Health’s advice on coping with holiday grief suggests adjusting celebrations or starting new rituals when the old ones feel too heavy.
    — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2026
  • In my experience, negative comments outnumber positive ones by an even wider margin than the nearly two-to-one ratio University of Minnesota researchers found.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of ones
Noun
  • Over 7 million people were eligible to vote, and tens of thousands reportedly arrived from overseas.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026
  • With a consequential election in Israel Tuesday, tens of thousands of Israelis living abroad have flown in just to cast their ballots.
    — Matt Gutman, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of tens
Noun
  • LaPour was the preseason Big 12 Pitcher of the Year and got his season off to a strong start against Vanderbilt, giving up two runs off fives hits in five innings of work with five strikeouts.
    — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2026
Definition of fives
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