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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
Noun
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For months, federal investigators have been examining how tens of millions of dollars has been distributed among Hartford nonprofits, some of which play a vital role across the city’s economically distressed north side.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
17 Aug. 2025
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For generations, Social Security, which celebrated its 90th anniversary on August 14, has formed the bedrock of retirement income for tens of millions of Americans, and also pays out benefits to disabled people and survivors of deceased workers.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 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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Facebook is already facing bipartisan lawsuits by dozens of states, including California, and hundreds of school districts across the U.S., accusing it of putting harmful and addictive social media products into the hands of children.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
16 Aug. 2025
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Orlando Critical Mass, a gathering of hundreds of cyclists that meets at Loch Haven Park on the last Friday night of every month and takes over the streets, has faced challenges posed by riders riding recklessly into oncoming traffic.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Five.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/five. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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