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Recent Examples of twenty
The youngest are in their twenties and the oldest are in their seventies.
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Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
One weekend in 1986, on a jaunt in a rented cabin with her soon-to-be-ex-lover, Alison Bechdel, a virtually unknown cartoonist in her twenties living in the Twin Cities, had an anxiety attack.
—Charlie Tyson, New Yorker, 4 June 2025
Friends in their twenties trying to find themselves is a timeless genre.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 30 May 2025
Lionel drifts through Europe in his twenties and thirties, building a new life of profound success and happiness, and experiencing new loves.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 May 2025
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Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
One weekend in 1986, on a jaunt in a rented cabin with her soon-to-be-ex-lover, Alison Bechdel, a virtually unknown cartoonist in her twenties living in the Twin Cities, had an anxiety attack.
—Charlie Tyson, New Yorker, 4 June 2025
Friends in their twenties trying to find themselves is a timeless genre.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 30 May 2025
Lionel drifts through Europe in his twenties and thirties, building a new life of profound success and happiness, and experiencing new loves.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twenty
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On Instagram, Schmitt shares clips from her longer videos and some original content as well — including OOTD posts and sneak-peeks into her own fabulous fifties.—
Carmen Rios,
Flow Space,
7 July 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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Biden’s incentives have been demonstrably successful–generating $277 billion of investment last year and creating tens of thousands of new jobs.—
Alan Ohnsman,
Forbes.com,
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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The Rotary is now looking at other fundraising options — possibly shorter ones requiring a few hours of commitment — and hopes the art festival could return in the future.—
Zoey Thomas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 July 2025
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Previously, the organization has said no one has been shot at its sites, which are guarded by private contractors but can only be accessed by passing Israeli military positions hundreds of meters away.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 July 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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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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Despite hundreds of thousands of casualties, the Russian military can still generate forces far greater than Ukraine.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
29 June 2025
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The South was the main beneficiary of this influx of people relocating to cheaper, more livable parts of the nation, with Florida and Texas adding hundreds of thousands of new residents over the past five years.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 June 2025
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“Twenty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twenty. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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