tens

Definition of tensnext
plural of ten

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of tens Between the Buried and Me will perform for tens of thousands of fans on the same stage as Mastodon and Gojira at one of the country’s largest rock and metal festivals. Courtney Devores, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026 Now, without his muse by his side, Messi may decide soccer is no longer enjoyable and simply walk away, leaving tens of millions of dollars on the table after having already made more than $1 billion from the game. Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026 But on Tuesday, senators failed to advance the firms’ top legislative priority, shrugging off the threat of tens of millions of dollars that still could hit them this fall. Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026 The top services report being able to save clients tens of thousands of dollars in interest. Dan Avery, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026 Meanwhile, Greg Brockman, OpenAI’s president, had personally donated tens of millions of dollars to a super PAC, Leading the Future, that opposed state-level AI laws. Emily Forlini, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026 The vigils, which drew tens of thousands of people a year, were the only large-scale public commemoration on Chinese soil of the Tiananmen crackdown, discussion of which is heavily censored in mainland China. Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 11 Sep. 2026 This wider story spans five centuries from the first enslavement of the Caribbean Lucayan and Taíno in 1492 to the Indian Child Welfare Act in 1978, which slowly halted the stealing of tens of thousands of Native children through adoptions. Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026 While some of these efforts may save time or automate tasks, MIT’s study of enterprise AI found that 95% of generative AI pilots delivered no measurable return on investment, despite tens of billions of dollars in spending. Vic Chynoweth, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tens
Noun
  • The founders of iconic brands such as Ideal, Mattel, Marx, Hasbro, Kenner, Wham-O and Madame Alexander dolls shared roots in Yiddish-speaking Europe, and childhoods as the sons and daughters of immigrants.
    Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The dolls and books, which depict 9- and 10-year-olds, became part of daily life for millions of American girls.
    Tara Strauch, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • These regions are already incredibly cinematic, but finding undiscovered beauties to shoot in this land was a true moment of pride and triumph.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Still, every spare inch is crammed with more than 32 different kinds of orchids imported from around the world, including such beauties as the flame-like Epidendrum radicans and the rare Dimorphorchis lowii.
    Leigh-Ann Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Food writer Anastasia Miari has spent nearly a decade documenting these dishes and the older generations and remote villages that have kept them alive.
    Shannon McMahon, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Switch to egg whites in breakfast dishes instead of whole eggs to reduce cholesterol, which is found in egg yolks.
    Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 10 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Admired for his seriousness and for his eagerness to learn, as well as for his movie-star face and sturdy body, de Kooning was a looker in a city full of lookers.
    Hilton Als, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The analysis examined how many lookers pursued both living options across 50 large metropolitan areas, as well as a national benchmark.
    Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s ongoing satirical series at first appalled many viewers with its resolute political incorrectness and penchant for four-letter words from the mouths of babes, and that was nowhere more evident than in Cartman himself.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026
  • What turns him on is cryptic babes, brawling men and stagy fables of lust, rivalry and possession.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
Noun
  • The fox cautiously walked a few feet past us on its journey for bugs and other snacks.
    Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • And yet, his latest film includes a subplot in which the sisters learn to look after a wild fox.
    Nate Jones, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026

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“Tens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tens. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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