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fives

noun

plural of five

as in tens

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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. — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2026

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The product, which is nothing more than a ball attached to a headband by a string, has garnered tens of millions of views on TikTok and posted revenues of more than $100 million over the past two full years.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 30 July 2026
An unusually strong heat dome will scorch much of the western United States this weekend, bringing the hottest temperatures so far this year to tens of millions from California to Canada.

— Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

Definition of tens

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At the end of 2020, hundreds of hospitals were at full capacity, and more than 90% of ICU beds were occupied in a third of all hospitals.

— Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
As artificial intelligence fuels a new startup boom, debate for students over whether to spend years—and potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars—earning a degree or dropping out to chase the next billion-dollar unicorn has intensified.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of hundreds

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Mitchell Evans, offensive lineman Robert Hunt, and offensive lineman Damien Lewis were the only ones on the team’s training camp roster who didn’t practice Friday.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
The organizations that figure this out first will not be the ones with the best productivity software.

— Mena Mirhom, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of ones

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Between it and the wireless mic, the extra hundred-ish bucks for the Vlog Combo is more than justified.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 30 July 2026
Names For July’s Full Moon The Buck Moon name is a reference to the antlers of male deer (bucks), which are in full growth in July in North America.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

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