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Recent Examples of tenner
That’s just me, though, and if an American citizen wants to put a tenner on the Lakers’ likelihood to hire on even more geriatric former stars, then feel free.
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Luther Ray Abel, National Review, 2 Dec. 2022
Putting down an odd number, such as $10.11 instead of just a tenner, in the closing hours is her lucky tip for beating the masses.
—Alice Newbold, Vogue, 31 May 2022
In fact, some of those picks cost less than a tenner and still come with all the same nourishing, hydrating, and dirt-busting ingredients as fan-favorite luxury products.
—Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 11 June 2021
The most uncivilised and barren modern habit is to negotiate a present truce among family and friends for Christmas, or to stipulate nothing costing more than a tenner.
—A.a. Gill, A-LIST, 4 July 2018
Beyond the basics, Lidl was recently awarded several accolades for its wine selection, most of which will only cost you a tenner.
—Southern Living, 23 Mar. 2018
The 'tenner', as it is known in Britain, has two clusters of dots in the top corner to help blind and partially sighted people identify the note, and is decorated with a gold foil image of Austen's burial place.
—Rachel Lewis, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2017
The bills in circulation will gradually evolve toward Austen as the current Darwin 'tenners' are withdrawn from circulation through next Spring.
—Rachel Lewis, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2017
The new note is replacing a tenner featuring Charles Darwin.
—Claire Zillman, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2017
Luther Ray Abel, National Review, 2 Dec. 2022
Putting down an odd number, such as $10.11 instead of just a tenner, in the closing hours is her lucky tip for beating the masses.
—Alice Newbold, Vogue, 31 May 2022
In fact, some of those picks cost less than a tenner and still come with all the same nourishing, hydrating, and dirt-busting ingredients as fan-favorite luxury products.
—Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 11 June 2021
The most uncivilised and barren modern habit is to negotiate a present truce among family and friends for Christmas, or to stipulate nothing costing more than a tenner.
—A.a. Gill, A-LIST, 4 July 2018
Beyond the basics, Lidl was recently awarded several accolades for its wine selection, most of which will only cost you a tenner.
—Southern Living, 23 Mar. 2018
The 'tenner', as it is known in Britain, has two clusters of dots in the top corner to help blind and partially sighted people identify the note, and is decorated with a gold foil image of Austen's burial place.
—Rachel Lewis, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2017
The bills in circulation will gradually evolve toward Austen as the current Darwin 'tenners' are withdrawn from circulation through next Spring.
—Rachel Lewis, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2017
The new note is replacing a tenner featuring Charles Darwin.
—Claire Zillman, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tenner
Noun
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Evangeline picks up an orange that one of Hank’s hillbillies drops, perhaps because in Alaska during winter that’s like finding a fiver.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
28 Jan. 2024
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Now a lot of Main Street is boarded up, even the fancy stores, although there’s no shortage of places to drop a fiver on a cup of coffee.—
Murr Brewster,
The Christian Science Monitor,
31 Jan. 2022
Noun
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There aren’t that many laughs in this episode, but there is this one, and the sight of Eli sampling her cake without waiting for Joel to get plates and utensils.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
19 May 2025
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Since Zito became general manager of the Panthers four seasons ago, no one in any sport has run a better organization.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
19 May 2025
Noun
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By cramming together tens of thousands of chickens, corporations have created the perfect conditions to supercharge this recent bird flu outbreak, and which will inevitably do so again.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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Thousands — sometimes tens of thousands — tune in to the cam, which has been in place since 2015.—
Amy Hubbard,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
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The prevalence of disability rises from less than 20% to nearly 40% between our twenties and our sixties Our fifties are a tipping point.—
Nancy Doyle,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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By her early fifties Gay was twice divorced, child-free and working as a program manager at FedEx in Memphis.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
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That’s because the Heat shot just 16 of 42 (38.1 percent) on two-point shots Saturday after shooting 26 of 36 (72.2 percent) on twos in Game 2.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
26 Apr. 2025
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Queen, the conference’s Freshman of the Year and first-team selection, drained 2 of 4 3-pointers — doubling his season total — and connected on a few more long twos.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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During his first term, former President Barack Obama struck a deal with Congress: if Senate Republicans backed the New START arms control treaty with Russia, Obama would support investing billions of dollars to modernize the country’s nuclear weapons.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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This post was originally published on May 17 Bitcoin has been thrust back into the spotlight by extreme price swings this year, with U.S. president Donald Trump’s assault on the global trade order resulting in wild predictions of total U.S. dollar collapse.—
Billy Bambrough,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
Noun
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The Sabres had a 16-10 advantage in scoring chances with him on the ice at five-on-five.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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The team has managed to do that at five-on-five, which has helped compensate for a somewhat underwhelming power play.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In most cases, $10 above the single-Mac price gets you three licenses; another sawbuck raises that to five.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
15 Apr. 2025
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But try that nowadays and the guy will laugh derisively, then pick up your sawbuck between his thumb and index finger, like a piece of filth, and hand it back to you.—
Jack Handey,
The New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2024
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“Tenner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenner. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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