five

noun

Definition of fivenext
as in ten

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Recent Examples of five LaPour was the preseason Big 12 Pitcher of the Year and got his season off to a strong start against Vanderbilt, giving up two runs off fives hits in five innings of work with five strikeouts. — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2026 Kit Kats and Snickers round out the top five, taking fourth and fifth place respectively. — 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 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 See All Example Sentences for five
Recent Examples of Synonyms for five
  1. ten
  2. two
  3. one
  4. twenty
  5. hundred
Noun
  • Recent research conducted in Phoenix, Arizona, estimates that a large data center can emit waste heat comparable to that produced by tens or even hundreds of thousands of households.
    — Bridget Shirvell, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026
  • Was Trump, reportedly livid over the Air Force One leak, concerned about the risk to security—or about the prospect of personal embarrassment due to the failings of a questionable gift that had cost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars to upgrade?
    — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 18 July 2026
Definition of ten
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of two
Noun
  • No one likes the sloppy tailoring of Octavius’s open-back suit, but Law loves the jacket.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 July 2026
  • Regardless, the host team scored twice before Sporting registered a goal in this one.
    — The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
Definition of one
Noun
  • For years, Hollywood star Emilia Clarke didn’t speak publicly about suffering two brain hemorrhages in her twenties.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
  • In his twenties: stands in the batter’s box as his Atlanta Braves teammate Hank Aaron hits his seven-hundred-and-fifteenth homer.
    — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Definition of twenty
Noun
  • That total includes threats to the hundreds of federal judges around the country, though the nine-member Supreme Court has not been immune.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
  • The final show of Jay-Z's anniversary concert series at Yankee Stadium on Sunday was delayed for hours after hundreds of ticketless fans flooded the gates and breached security, according to officials.
    — Christina Fan, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Definition of hundred

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