as in doll
a physically attractive person
promised me that she would fix me up with a ten
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Recent Examples of ten
This isn’t great news for grads who have sunk tens of thousands of dollars into tuition, or are hoping to pay off their debt burden by landing a role similar to those their parents held before them.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
One bill was designed to help local communities finance the construction of a pipeline to provide water to tens of thousands in southeastern Colorado.
—Kevin Freking, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026
The infrastructure necessary to ramp up oil production would require tens of billions of dollars of investment over several years, while oil companies involved in the effort would face political risks, according to analysts.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2026
The attack resulted in 1,200 Israeli deaths and Israel’s counterattack campaign has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians, according to PBS News which cites figures from the Gaza Health Ministry.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
One bill was designed to help local communities finance the construction of a pipeline to provide water to tens of thousands in southeastern Colorado.
—Kevin Freking, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026
The infrastructure necessary to ramp up oil production would require tens of billions of dollars of investment over several years, while oil companies involved in the effort would face political risks, according to analysts.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2026
The attack resulted in 1,200 Israeli deaths and Israel’s counterattack campaign has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians, according to PBS News which cites figures from the Gaza Health Ministry.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ten
Noun
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And then there’s Alison’s Isabella Linton, who’s quite doll-like in her candy-pink gowns and bows?—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
10 Jan. 2026
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Rose also enjoys playing with dolls, carefully giving each one its own name and unique personality.—
The Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Fanny and Stella, middle-class lovelies in hoop skirts, engage in a warm embrace.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
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In an early scene, poor Christian attends a dating event, having gamed the system, with his perfect numerical logic, so that all the potential lovelies are lined up at his table.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Wilcox, who runs a small health and beauty business, moved to the United States and became a citizen after growing up in communist Czechoslovakia, according to her campaign biography.—
Eleanor Dearman
Updated January 8,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Jan. 2026
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More is at stake than preserving the singular beauty of the sawgrass prairies of Everglades National Park or cypress swamps of the Big Cypress National Preserve.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Similar photos would later be taken of Anita Ekberg and Sophia Loren while attending Cannes, with the whole beach babe thing becoming something of a tradition for Hollywood stars visiting the Riviera in the mid-21st century.—
Daniel Rodgers,
Vogue,
28 Dec. 2025
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Welcome to a major transition week, R29 babes.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
21 Dec. 2025
Noun
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According to folklore, a magical fox runs across the snowy wilderness of Lapland, and as its tail brushes against the snowflakes, sparks fly into the sky, creating the lights.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
30 Dec. 2025
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The virus has also proved fatal to foxes and skunks in Kansas that likely ate something infected, Hesting said.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
17 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Every eyeful was a universe, a cosmos squeezed into a teacup.—
Susan Casey,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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After sports commentator Nate Burleson stuffed America's collective stocking with an eyeful of bright red Christmas attire on Netflix's NFL Christmas Day livestream, cohost and former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan poked back.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Dec. 2025
Noun
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With its grease-cutting ingredients, dish soap will help cut through any greasy film or residue.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
10 Jan. 2026
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The small round dish can be used for all sorts of culinary delights, from baking single-serve cakes to roasting garlic.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Ten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ten. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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