fifties

Definition of fiftiesnext
plural of fifty

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Noun
  • Speaking on behalf of hundreds of thousands of filmmakers worldwide.
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Talarico Positions Himself as Underdog Speaking last week at the University of North Texas in Denton before hundreds of supporters, Talarico cast himself as the underdog in the race.
    Jack Fink, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • But, a glove found about two miles from the house appeared to visually match the ones worn by the suspect, according to the FBI.
    Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
  • As Lorant knew, the light rays that fell on Lincoln’s face and body during the exposure are the same ones that actually made the photographs of him.
    Mark B. Pohlad, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • An unusual and lengthy dispute, professor says Underwood is one of tens of thousands of patients left navigating the fallout between the Broward hospitals and Florida Blue, which insures about a third of the state’s population and has a strong presence in South Florida.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Pop The rapper turned pop star Lizzo felt like a lodestar of the twenty-tens Zeitgeist.
    Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2026
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
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“Fifties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fifties. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.

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