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Recent Examples of fives
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.
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Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2026
Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fives
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An unusual and lengthy dispute, professor says Underwood is one of tens of thousands of patients left navigating the fallout between the Broward hospitals and Florida Blue, which insures about a third of the state’s population and has a strong presence in South Florida.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
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Pop The rapper turned pop star Lizzo felt like a lodestar of the twenty-tens Zeitgeist.—
Sheldon Pearce,
New Yorker,
20 Feb. 2026
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Speaking on behalf of hundreds of thousands of filmmakers worldwide.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Feb. 2026
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Talarico Positions Himself as Underdog Speaking last week at the University of North Texas in Denton before hundreds of supporters, Talarico cast himself as the underdog in the race.—
Jack Fink,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2026
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But, a glove found about two miles from the house appeared to visually match the ones worn by the suspect, according to the FBI.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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As Lorant knew, the light rays that fell on Lincoln’s face and body during the exposure are the same ones that actually made the photographs of him.—
Mark B. Pohlad,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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Lutzenkirchen’s next goal, after gaining support and dollars from government organizations, is to get more private companies to buy-in.—
Doug Turnbull for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
AJC.com,
22 Feb. 2026
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In both districts, a significant expense is hundreds of millions of dollars in uncompensated care.—
Arthur E. Palamara,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Feb. 2026
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The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is investigating three incidents of poaching involving mule deer bucks near Boise that have happened in recent months, according to a news release from the agency.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
17 Feb. 2026
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Millions of dollars in federal funds were set to flow once again to the Hudson River Tunnel Thursday night, after a federal court order blocking the bucks expired.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Fives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fives. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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