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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The bills in circulation will gradually evolve toward Austen as the current Darwin 'tenners' are withdrawn from circulation through next Spring.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
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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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But MacDonough found that provision also out of order, as well as one that would have prevented undocumented migrants from receiving assistance under the program.—
Allison Pecorin,
ABC News,
23 June 2025
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In other words, day one was largely the success many Tesla pundits expected, given the restrictions Musk put in place to ensure safety, but one that nonetheless leaves room for improvement even before the service expands to more users.—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
23 June 2025
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Tillis voiced concerns about Medicaid cuts costing his state tens of billions of dollars.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
30 June 2025
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Tillis asked, noting the cuts packed into the domestic bill would cost his state tens of billions.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
30 June 2025
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His overseas average in New Zealand, South Africa, Australia and England comes to just under 26 with two fifties in 11 Tests.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Carol Sutton Lewis: In the late fifties, scientists at the Atomic Energy Commission were finding new information about a radioactive isotope called Strontium 90.—
Carol Sutton Lewis,
Scientific American,
18 June 2025
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There were only 5,000 copies up for grabs with each one wrapped in its own exclusive jacket, no two covers alike.—
Ime Ekpo,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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And then the, the like twos, like the little numbers above, like the, exponential thing is like survivalism and ability to be vulnerable.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
7 May 2025
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Essentially, stablecoins integrate the U.S. dollar within the blockchain — merging the reliability and stability of fiat with the rapidity, transparency, and programmability associated with crypto.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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The Department of Defense, which has consistently failed to account for its hundreds of trillions of dollars in assets, is listed as a priority at the top of the memo.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
23 June 2025
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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
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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 6 Jul. 2025.
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