as in dollars
a U.S. currency bill representing 100 cents
I don't have any ones on me just now
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Recent Examples of ones
Perhaps the most important stream of influence on the president is his endlessly rolling call list — to old friends and world leaders, and often to the CEOs of US companies, from old allies in the real estate business to new ones like Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Burrow gets them out of bad looks and into good ones.
—Michael Salfino, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
But though Trump keeps talking about his domestic military missions in a dramatic future tense, not much has been demanded of the ones deployed so far.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
Wide, shallow pans allow alcohol to evaporate more quickly than deep, narrow ones.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
Behind the scenes, there has been a shift too with five writers leaving, including Celeste Yim, and seven new ones joining.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2025
Consider storing the bulbs in paper bags instead of plastic ones to allow for more airflow.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2025
The Idaho Hospital Association's Toni Lawson said the financial strain will be greatest at about two dozen small hospitals — ones with 25 or fewer beds — that dot the state.
—Bram Sable-Smith, NPR, 5 Oct. 2025
The winners of the next decade won’t be the companies that use AI to polish existing processes—they’ll be the ones that let AI uncover the signals human intuition misses and reimagine their operating model around them.
—Mike Hoffman, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
Ben Smith, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Burrow gets them out of bad looks and into good ones.
—Michael Salfino, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
But though Trump keeps talking about his domestic military missions in a dramatic future tense, not much has been demanded of the ones deployed so far.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
Wide, shallow pans allow alcohol to evaporate more quickly than deep, narrow ones.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
Behind the scenes, there has been a shift too with five writers leaving, including Celeste Yim, and seven new ones joining.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2025
Consider storing the bulbs in paper bags instead of plastic ones to allow for more airflow.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2025
The Idaho Hospital Association's Toni Lawson said the financial strain will be greatest at about two dozen small hospitals — ones with 25 or fewer beds — that dot the state.
—Bram Sable-Smith, NPR, 5 Oct. 2025
The winners of the next decade won’t be the companies that use AI to polish existing processes—they’ll be the ones that let AI uncover the signals human intuition misses and reimagine their operating model around them.
—Mike Hoffman, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ones
Noun
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The program is open to eligible participants from counties in the eastern Upper Peninsula and the west side of the state to parts of metro Detroit, and has garnered tens of millions in public and private dollars as well as bipartisan interest from lawmakers.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Instead, the city is considering a public safety referendum, giving voters a chance to authorize the city to collect more tax dollars for a high-profile, high-demand portion of its budget.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Democrats’ most visible strategy appears to be trying to bum a few bucks from the grassroots—when the grassroots’ greatest power is in protest, boycott, and other unified mobilization efforts.—
Sarah Stankorb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Overall, the ComMarker Omni X is one slick beast of a UV laser engraver for professionals that run trophy or custom engraving shops down to the regular ol' Joe Schmoe who's got a few bucks to spare ($4,599 of them, to be specific) and really likes to laser-engrave things.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Ones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ones. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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