ones

plural of one
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 The truly great ones put those fires out. Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025 This week’s Club Sportico focuses on a series of sports betting investigations underway in college basketball, ones that could impact dozens of athletes at numerous D-I schools. Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 9 Nov. 2025 The song choices drew a generational divide, as the younger audience members could be seen singing along, while the older ones looked confused at what was happening. Kansas City Star, 9 Nov. 2025 Avoid ones that are wilted or with brown spots. Lauren O'Connor, Health, 9 Nov. 2025 His empty raft was parked in the water nearby, alongside other empty ones. Daniel Gonzalez, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025 This Pasta Dish Has Layers of Flavor Beyond the obvious ones in the recipe name, there are some other ingredients that make this dish taste like more than the sum of its parts. Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2025 His remains are the only ones currently held in Gaza since before the latest, two-year war between Israel and Hamas. NPR, 9 Nov. 2025 But the brave ones grow stronger and want to express more. Gavin J Blair, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ones
Noun
  • By the following year, the FBI had recovered millions of dollars extorted from Colonial Pipeline by Darkside.
    Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
  • After five surgeries to complete the amputation and fix over 15 broken bones as a result of the accident, Barry and his wife, Sidney Sockman, found themselves with over a million dollars in medical debt.
    Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 9 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • This timeless sweater dress is reminiscent of Cameron Diaz’s character in The Holiday, and you’re bound to look like a million bucks wearing it.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The Brockermeyer family is one of the most prominent football names in the history of Fort Worth, but its connection to TCU was severed over a few hundred thousand bucks.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2025

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“Ones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ones. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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