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Recent Examples of fifty
Now in his fifties, Koze is approaching an age when people might rightly describe him as avuncular.
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Sam Davies, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2025
The nineteen-forties and fifties were supposedly an era of liberal consensus, when both parties agreed on the virtues of the welfare state and a U.S.-led international order.
—Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
The 35-year-old bagged 12 centuries and 35 fifties in ODIs and had the highest score of 164 against New Zealand at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 2016.
—Manasi Pathak, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
This mine looks like something out of the fifties because it was started in 1955.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2025
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Sam Davies, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2025
The nineteen-forties and fifties were supposedly an era of liberal consensus, when both parties agreed on the virtues of the welfare state and a U.S.-led international order.
—Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
The 35-year-old bagged 12 centuries and 35 fifties in ODIs and had the highest score of 164 against New Zealand at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 2016.
—Manasi Pathak, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
This mine looks like something out of the fifties because it was started in 1955.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fifty
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Access to the park, where tens of thousands of visitors climb the famous 315-foot granite monolith for sweeping views of the Blue Ridge Mountains each year, has been limited since September 2024 due to the loss of the park entrance bridge.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
6 June 2025
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General Motors is recalling tens of thousands of Cadillac vehicles due to a video display issue that could increase the risk of crash, according to a notice posted this week by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Even though Caitlin Clark is out with an injury, the matchup is sure to be a good one.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
10 June 2025
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The lucky ones are granted bond and can return home until a judge is ready to determine their fate.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
10 June 2025
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Detainees were then placed by twos in cells, still soaked in the water, without mattresses or blankets.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
7 June 2025
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In 2013, Michael D. Watkins posted this question on LinkedIn and received over 300 responses, with no two alike.—
Michele Herlein,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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The Sabres had a 16-10 advantage in scoring chances with him on the ice at five-on-five.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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The team has managed to do that at five-on-five, which has helped compensate for a somewhat underwhelming power play.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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That’s a problem when leaders are tasked with navigating uncertainty, interpreting ambiguous data and making decisions that affect hundreds or thousands of lives.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Last year, the U.S. Justice Department indicted a North Carolina man named Michael Smith for using AI to create hundreds of thousands of songs, then employing bots to stream the songs billions of times.—
Tyler Hicks,
Rolling Stone,
5 June 2025
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This included factors such as the percentage of job listings intended for recent graduates, the median income for young people with a college degree, the availability of leisure and coworking spaces, and the unemployment rate for people in their twenties.—
Ben Kesslen,
Quartz,
7 June 2025
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Double To 50% Why Young Adults Are More Vulnerable Today Several factors make the twenties particularly hazardous years for young Americans.—
Charell G. Coleman,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Evangeline picks up an orange that one of Hank’s hillbillies drops, perhaps because in Alaska during winter that’s like finding a fiver.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
28 Jan. 2024
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Now a lot of Main Street is boarded up, even the fancy stores, although there’s no shortage of places to drop a fiver on a cup of coffee.—
Murr Brewster,
The Christian Science Monitor,
31 Jan. 2022
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The policy applies only to the wealthiest private institutions—those with more than $500,000 in endowment dollars per domestic student.—
Matthew Scogin,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Live Nation is the world’s biggest live-entertainment company, a multi-billion dollar titan, yet its venture into the worlds of film and television have been uncharacteristically low-key.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
10 June 2025
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“Fifty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fifty. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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