five-and-tens

variants also five-and-dimes
plural of five-and-ten

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Noun
  • Socially, residents can gather at local restaurants like Ponciana, Celeste, Tamaki Sushi or Sentido Norte, browse local boutiques and artisan shops, attend wine tastings at Coraline or participate in creative workshops at Pinta Café.
    Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Away from the shoreline, neighborhoods like the Historic Third Ward offer a mix of boutiques, galleries, and restaurants housed in former warehouse buildings.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Midwest Living, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • The resulting arguments, trolling and nasty exchanges can signal to the algorithm that the content is engaging, prompting it to show those posts to even more people who are likely to react and further amplify the conversation.
    Larry Magid, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
  • Even small transfers through regulated exchanges can trigger checks that require firms to collect and share identifying information about the parties to the transfer.
    Susie Violet Ward, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
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“Five-and-tens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/five-and-tens. Accessed 9 Jul. 2026.

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