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fives

noun

plural of five

as in tens

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Recent Examples of fives LaPour was the preseason Big 12 Pitcher of the Year and got his season off to a strong start against Vanderbilt, giving up two runs off fives hits in five innings of work with five strikeouts. — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2026

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Noun

Over 7 million people were eligible to vote, and tens of thousands reportedly arrived from overseas.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026
With a consequential election in Israel Tuesday, tens of thousands of Israelis living abroad have flown in just to cast their ballots.

— Matt Gutman, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of tens

Noun

Black neighborhoods north and northwest of downtown Jacksonville endure poverty, pollution, and high incidences of lead poisoning, cancer, and other diseases — and hundreds of shootings involving children.

— Yona Gavino, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
The company said Cheerios and Ziploc receive hundreds of thousands of requests, comments and reactions annually about cereal packaging.

— Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of hundreds

Noun

The increase also reflects a few additional states that expanded their early voting opportunities and ones that made more of their data available since the last midterms.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
Beginning January 2027, Ford Foundation staff will shift to three temporary units to maintain its existing grants while simultaneously transitioning new ones.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of ones

Noun

Spot charter rates for tankers have soared into the hundreds of thousands of dollars a day, while the ship-to-ship transfers can take several days.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
The film even spawned a three-film franchise, with the entire trilogy eventually pulling in over one billion dollars in box office bucks.

— Emily Maskell, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2026

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