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Recent Examples of five
Kit Kats and Snickers round out the top five, taking fourth and fifth place respectively.
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Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2025
All five also contested last year's leadership election won by Ishiba.
—Satoshi Sugiyama, Reuters, 15 Sep. 2025
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.
—Tony East, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 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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Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2025
All five also contested last year's leadership election won by Ishiba.
—Satoshi Sugiyama, Reuters, 15 Sep. 2025
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.
—Tony East, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 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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Sudan plunged into chaos in April 2023 when a power struggle between the military and the RSF exploded into open fighting in the capital, Khartoum, and elsewhere in the country, leaving tens of thousands dead and millions displaced.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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Moreover, the system remained stable for hours, giving it enough time to explore complex problems with tens of thousands of variables.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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He is joined by six of his players — many more will join by half-time, arriving in ones and twos, shuffling over the teal concrete — and by assorted members of the Xavier clan, all wearing colourful training kit.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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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
Noun
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No one was reported injured by the Wednesday night blaze at the Lehigh Valley Hospital campus in Dickson City, which drew all available emergency medical services within a 50-mile radius, fire officials said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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In a time where fabled bottles are traded and shelved as trophies, Soo Hoo’s decision to open this one is radical.—
Pin Yen Tan 9 min ago,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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The inquiry commission pointed to comments Herzog made less than a week after Hamas militants killed and kidnapped hundreds of Israelis on October 7, 2023.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
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Last week, Rodríguez, a longtime Maduro ally, announced plans for a general amnesty that could lead to the release of hundreds of opposition leaders, journalists and human rights activists detained for political reasons.—
EGINA GARCIA CANO,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Five.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/five. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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