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Recent Examples of twenty
Like many first-time buyers, especially those in their early twenties, navigating mortgages, inspections, and closings proved daunting.
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Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 16 Apr. 2025
Revenge of the hobbyists In 1975, the two friends were in their twenties: Gates was studying at Harvard and Allen had dropped out of college to take a job at Honeywell.
—Monica Nickelsburg, NPR, 4 Apr. 2025
In my twenties, straight hair had represented professionalism, polish, and control.
—Liz Krieger, Allure, 15 Apr. 2025
Scott first visited Southeast Asia in his early twenties.
—Nikil Saval, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
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Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 16 Apr. 2025
Revenge of the hobbyists In 1975, the two friends were in their twenties: Gates was studying at Harvard and Allen had dropped out of college to take a job at Honeywell.
—Monica Nickelsburg, NPR, 4 Apr. 2025
In my twenties, straight hair had represented professionalism, polish, and control.
—Liz Krieger, Allure, 15 Apr. 2025
Scott first visited Southeast Asia in his early twenties.
—Nikil Saval, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twenty
Noun
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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
Noun
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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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For specialist software developers, including tens of thousands of software-as-a-service businesses worldwide, this is an intriguing trend.—
David Prosser,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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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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
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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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The immediate impact of the Trump/Voight plan will be felt most strongly in the independent sector, among the hundreds of producers, distributors, sales agents and financiers heading to the Cannes film market.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2025
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Grocery retail chain Aldi has purchased a small handful of Big Lots locations less than a year after Big Lots filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and announced plans to close hundreds of stores.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
12 May 2025
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“Twenty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twenty. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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