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Recent Examples of fiver
Evangeline picks up an orange that one of Hank’s hillbillies drops, perhaps because in Alaska during winter that’s like finding a fiver.
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2024
Now a lot of Main Street is boarded up, even the fancy stores, although there’s no shortage of places to drop a fiver on a cup of coffee.
—Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Jan. 2022
The loss represented by the odd pocketed fiver is mainly one of trust.
—New York Times, 4 May 2021
Reuters/Simon Dawson Would Brits like a digital fiver?
—John Detrixhe, Quartz, 12 Mar. 2020
When the wellness-retreat trend cemented places like Bali, Tulum, and Goa as destinations for nine-to-fivers desperate for a reset, stylish travelers went searching for the next sunny spot.
—Corina Quinn, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 June 2019
The man grabbed Thibodeaux's cash out of his hand, found a good fiver and threw the rest back at him.
—Anita Chabria, sacbee, 29 May 2018
Unlike most other cities, Birmingham's downtown has no congestion after all the nine-to-fivers clear out.
—Birmingham Magazine, AL.com, 19 Feb. 2018
Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2024
Now a lot of Main Street is boarded up, even the fancy stores, although there’s no shortage of places to drop a fiver on a cup of coffee.
—Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Jan. 2022
The loss represented by the odd pocketed fiver is mainly one of trust.
—New York Times, 4 May 2021
Reuters/Simon Dawson Would Brits like a digital fiver?
—John Detrixhe, Quartz, 12 Mar. 2020
When the wellness-retreat trend cemented places like Bali, Tulum, and Goa as destinations for nine-to-fivers desperate for a reset, stylish travelers went searching for the next sunny spot.
—Corina Quinn, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 June 2019
The man grabbed Thibodeaux's cash out of his hand, found a good fiver and threw the rest back at him.
—Anita Chabria, sacbee, 29 May 2018
Unlike most other cities, Birmingham's downtown has no congestion after all the nine-to-fivers clear out.
—Birmingham Magazine, AL.com, 19 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiver
Noun
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The ones that don’t peel off fabric that’s not 100% cotton.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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This is a different Vanderbilt team, one that is far more dangerous than the group that fashioned the 2024 breakout season.—
Matt Hayes,
USA TODAY,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Power and wealth are consolidating in very few pockets, while Democrats keep pinging me for tens and twenties.—
Sarah Stankorb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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While there are alternative measures of economic activity, none can match the reach of the federal government, which surveys tens of thousands of households and businesses every month.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
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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That’s just me, though, and if an American citizen wants to put a tenner on the Lakers’ likelihood to hire on even more geriatric former stars, then feel free.—
Luther Ray Abel,
National Review,
2 Dec. 2022
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Putting down an odd number, such as $10.11 instead of just a tenner, in the closing hours is her lucky tip for beating the masses.—
Alice Newbold,
Vogue,
31 May 2022
Noun
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At five-on-five, Hughes made huge strides as a needle-mover, setting up shots and scoring chances for his teammates at a high level.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Kit Kats and Snickers round out the top five, taking fourth and fifth place respectively.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Bompastor summoned first her million-dollar USWNT winger in Alyssa Thompson from the bench, then two-time WSL Golden Boot winner Sam Kerr.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Bitcoin Depot, the company operating the kiosk, is suing the Sheriff’s Office for the thousands of dollars, which was seized from the machine as a result of a search warrant.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But his remarks, which will be livestreamed to the public, will also provide a prime photo opportunity with Hegseth addressing hundreds of top military generals as their boss.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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At least four people were killed and eight injured when a gunman in a pickup truck smashed through the doors of a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Michigan during a Sunday service attended by hundreds, opened fire and set the building ablaze.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For the record, the Aztec Room & Patio can accommodate some 200 visitors, and yes, that 19-foot ceiling is genuine 18-karat--nary a pre-Depression sawbuck was spared when constructing this masterpiece.—
David Weiss,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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In most cases, $10 above the single-Mac price gets you three licenses; another sawbuck raises that to five.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Fiver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiver. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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