Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fifties
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In a bid to deliver a quick turnaround, the new top executive initiated a plan to close hundreds of stores, or about 1% of its locations, in the United States and Canada.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025 -
The shutdown has resulted in the interruption of SNAP benefits for millions of Americans and hundreds of thousands of federal employees furloughed or working without pay.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The truly great ones put those fires out.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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This week’s Club Sportico focuses on a series of sports betting investigations underway in college basketball, ones that could impact dozens of athletes at numerous D-I schools.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Nonessential employees, including tens of thousands of government scientists, are barred from working and stop receiving paychecks.—
Kenneth M. Evans,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
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Trump’s signature bill this summer gutted Medicaid and ended health insurance subsidies, a combination that will drive health spending up for tens of millions.—
Semafor Events,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Fifties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fifties. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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