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Recent Examples of five
At five-on-five, Emberson is getting caved by elites but performing well against the mid-level and soft parade opposition.
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Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
In 153 minutes together at five-on-five, Bedard and Hall have outscored opponents 9-8.
—Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
At five-on-five, Zuccarello was on the ice for 25 shot attempts against versus 11 for, Boldy 23 shot attempts against versus 10 for and Rossi 25 shot attempts against versus 10 for.
—Michael Russo, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
In the last four games at five-on-five, Drysdale has been on the ice for seven Flyers goals and none against.
—Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
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Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
In 153 minutes together at five-on-five, Bedard and Hall have outscored opponents 9-8.
—Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
At five-on-five, Zuccarello was on the ice for 25 shot attempts against versus 11 for, Boldy 23 shot attempts against versus 10 for and Rossi 25 shot attempts against versus 10 for.
—Michael Russo, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
In the last four games at five-on-five, Drysdale has been on the ice for seven Flyers goals and none against.
—Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for five
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That will of course require tens of millions of dollars, but this is a golden goose for Netflix, and with Squid Game and Stranger Things both ending, the other two parts of Netflix’s three biggest shows ever, Wednesday is very important.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The advertisement went viral on social media immediately, generating tens of millions of views and thousands of social media comments within 24 hours.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
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
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But in Chicago and other cities, there are quieter operations underway that raise similar legal questions as federal agents pick up people in ones, twos and threes.—
Vernal Coleman,
ProPublica,
25 Mar. 2025
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And no one wants to be reduced to a nameless fulfillment partner in someone else’s ecosystem.—
Jason Goldberg,
Forbes.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Like so many families, and not just Irish ones, United brought him closer to his relatives.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
8 Aug. 2025
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This is not something that people cared about as much in the fifties.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
7 Aug. 2025
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As many as three-quarters of all teen-agers now wear braces at some point—up from thirty per cent in the eighties and five per cent in the fifties.—
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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Patterson, Judge, and Daniels were all inspired by their own experiences as parents with children in their twenties while writing Bobby’s storyline of navigating early adulthood, and particularly with Hank’s storyline of learning how to let Bobby make his own decisions in life.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
5 Aug. 2025
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The reason for the parallel resonance of gambler and magician lies partly in timing: both are icons of the twenties, the dawn of an era when local legends became national celebrities.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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Test hundreds of different strategies on real numbers from the market in a certain time period.—
David Materazzi,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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The audience inside the theater is left with a beautifully orchestrated livestream — but a small number of people still complained about paying hundreds of pounds only to miss out on the number.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Five.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/five. Accessed 15 Aug. 2025.
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