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Recent Examples of tenner
In the lesser of two humiliations (either change the prices or face a half empty stadium for your biggest European match in 30 years), Forest yielded on Tuesday, knocking a tenner off every ticket two days before the match.
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Tim Spiers, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
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.
—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 new note is replacing a tenner featuring Charles Darwin.
—Claire Zillman, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2017
Tim Spiers, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
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.
—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 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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At the other end of the market, have a Chelsea dual-action pump for a fiver.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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Since movie-ticket purchases are not necessary, customers can just grab a bucket and a fiver (plus tax), and Netflix and chill with way too much popcorn for however many people fit on your couch.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But DuBois has written a usefully ambivalent book, one that looks for a way to reconcile younger writers’ criticisms of Stanton with her own loyalty to the early women’s-rights activists.—
Moira Donegan,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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No one should be particularly surprised.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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On Sunday, tens of thousands of Orbán supporters marched across a bridge over the Danube and toward Hungary's parliament, where the prime minister delivered a speech to the crowd which filled a sprawling square.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Mar. 2026
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Fans were gripping fences all Sunday morning as the sounds of racecars serenaded the tens of thousands who flocked to IndyCar’s inaugural Java House Grand Prix of Arlington.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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He is joined by six of his players — many more will join by half-time, arriving in ones and twos, shuffling over the teal concrete — and by assorted members of the Xavier clan, all wearing colourful training kit.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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Like the ones will go against the ones, ones will go against the twos, so everybody basically gets to see everybody on the roster at some point on the field.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Christian nationalism is arguably the dominant political force in Texas today, thanks, in part, to multimillion-dollar donations from two West Texas billionaires, Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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The 14ers are a 501(c)(7) non-profit organization, and fans can join for $33 dollars a year.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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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In overall ice time, including all levels of competition five-on-five, McDavid and Draisaitl are on the ice for 55 percent of the total.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
Noun
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For the record, the Aztec Room & Patio can accommodate some 200 visitors, and yes, that 19-foot ceiling is genuine 18-karat--nary a pre-Depression sawbuck was spared when constructing this masterpiece.—
David Weiss,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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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
Noun
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If no one wins the jackpot, the cash prize will keep ticking up.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
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The appropriation, which came as part of the President’s domestic-spending bill, has kept ICE flush with cash during the shutdown.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Tenner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenner. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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