fifties

plural of fifty

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Noun
  • What started as a handful of infested trees in Evergreen, Colorado, has turned into hundreds for landowner Jon Hager.
    Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 22 June 2026
  • France is under rare ‘red alert’ heat warnings, with temperatures over 100 degrees forcing restrictions on public drinking, canceled trains and concerts, and hundreds of schools closed amid safety fears.
    Angela Charlton, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
Noun
  • Despite some large gaps heading into Friday, legislative Democrats and the governor had already closed several other ones.
    Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2026
  • So often, the players on the field are the ones who bear the brunt of the decisions made above them.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026
Noun
  • With the passage of Thursday’s law, both sides have agreed to pull their respective measures from the November ballot, halting campaigns that had both parties amassing tens of millions in funding and blanketing the airwaves with ads.
    Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
  • Depending on the lot’s location, a redesign or new build can cost tens of thousands of dollars.
    Beth Livesay, AJC.com, 26 June 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 27 Jun. 2026.

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