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Recent Examples of five
Jackson’s contract is roughly market value for backup centers, perhaps even on the lower end for one of the better reserve fives in the league.
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Tony East, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
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
Randle has started playing five-on-five, meaning his return from an injury that has kept him out for nine games is imminent.
—Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
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Tony East, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
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
Randle has started playing five-on-five, meaning his return from an injury that has kept him out for nine games is imminent.
—Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for five
Noun
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The South Korean workers' treatment stands in stark contrast to the experiences of tens of thousands of Mexicans, Venezuelans and Guatemalans who face months in jail-like detention centers before being forcibly deported.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Speaking at an Africa climate summit, Ruto said climate inaction was costing tens of thousands of lives, compounding development challenges for the world’s poorest nations after massive international aid cuts.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Like the ones will go against the ones, ones will go against the twos, so everybody basically gets to see everybody on the roster at some point on the field.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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All the twos and threes and ones converged among the skeletons, still avoiding eye contact.—
Clare Sestanovich,
New Yorker,
13 July 2025
Noun
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Ouligay Period Bag My teen and her friends always make sure to keep their period stashes organized in one cute pouch like this black one.—
Jacquelyn Smith,
Parents,
6 Sep. 2025
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Golden generations are, almost by nature, generally followed by a less impressive one.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Local media reported that the violence also sent hundreds to hospitals for injuries nationwide.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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Prosecutors have disclosed more than 40 potential witnesses and hundreds of exhibits, including forensic evidence allegedly tying Routh to the weapon found at the crime scene.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Five.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/five. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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