ten

noun

ˈten How to pronounce ten (audio)
Definition of tennext
as in doll
a physically attractive person promised me that she would fix me up with a ten

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Recent Examples of ten New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has said adequate compensation would need to be worked out, which could mean the city might have to pay out tens of millions of dollars. — Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 To be sure, there is plenty of debate on whether the pure-play labs, which are believed to be losing tens of billions per year, are being properly valued. — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026 The library, citing the toys' age and their talent in attracting tens of thousands of visitors a year, wouldn't budge, Brandreth said. — Steve Hendrix The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026 Startup Hamlet has parsed tens of thousands of city council meetings by scraping local governments’ video recordings, tagging comments as friendly or hostile to a potential project. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ten
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ten
  1. doll
  2. lovely
  3. beauty
  4. babe
  5. fox
  6. eyeful
  7. dish
Noun
  • Objects on display range from the very small—a Palladian-style, mahogany doll’s house from the seventeen-twenties—to the very large.
    — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Pull some treats from the open coffin at Scotto Funeral Home, on the corner of Court Street and 2nd Place, then head to President near Hoyt to gawk at bloodstained windows and mutilated dolls.
    — Fiorella Valdesolo, Curbed, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of doll
Noun
  • Simon Adingra opened the scoring for Sunderland here, after a lovely through ball from their best player this season, Granit Xhaka.
    — Michael Cox, New York Times, 25 May 2026
  • But the 27-year-old Alabama man didn’t see through on that promise and ended up staying in Fiji and hooking up with other lovelies.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
Definition of lovely
Noun
  • You would have been treated like gods and lived forever in beauty.
    — Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The idea that beauty comes from within never entered the discussion.
    — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of beauty
Noun
  • Miranda Kerr The Aussie babe wore a more classic look with yellow and colorless diamonds, citrines, and aquamarines, which was then draped in strands of pearls and finished with a pearl tassel.
    — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 22 Oct. 2026
  • That’s a lot, coming from the babe who invented the beloved Capri Sour.
    — Amanda Lee Koe, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of babe
Noun
  • There was this book about foxes—specifically, fox families, kits—in the nonfiction section of my elementary school’s library.
    — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Within six generations, the foxes began to show some familiar, doglike behaviors.
    — Alida de Flamingh, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of fox
Noun
  • Sensoria also offers helicopter rides for aerial eyefuls of this breathtaking landscape.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Wrestler Roddy Piper went off the mat for his first major acting gig as a Los Angeles guy who picks up those shades and gets eyefuls of aliens amongst him — all of whom hold the real power in our corrupt world.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
Definition of eyeful
Noun
  • Bowman’s work is part of a growing trend that’s not just about introducing new dishes to the local food scene; creating a market for invasive species may also bring ecological benefits for the local environment.
    — Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Marlee Crave served a summer dish at Fiddlehead Kitchen made from her husband's tomatoes and greens, her homemade sourdough bread and her family's cheese.
    — Derek James, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of dish

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“Ten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ten. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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