TENS Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

tens

noun

Definition of tens

plural of ten

as in dolls

a physically attractive person promised me that she would fix me up with a ten

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Recent Examples of tens Over 7 million people were eligible to vote, and tens of thousands reportedly arrived from overseas. — 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 Despite the case never going to trial, Grapevine-Colleyville incurred tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees fighting the lawsuit. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026 More than 7 million people are eligible to vote, and tens of thousands have reportedly arrived from overseas. — Tia Goldenberg, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026 In recent years, Varsity has weathered a storm of antitrust litigation related to its cheerleading division, Varsity Spirit, settling two of those cases for tens of millions of dollars. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2026 Black workers — among them the tens of thousands drawn from Jamaica and Barbados to perform the most grueling excavation labor — were paid lower wages, housed in substandard quarters, and segregated at pay windows, hospitals, and schools. — Zachary Kranc, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026 But still, tens of thousands of people lived there, survived and dreamed. — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026 Fifty-nine years ago Wednesday, tens of thousands of people joined the two-mile walk across Arlington Memorial Bridge to the headquarters of the Defense Department. — Matthew Hay Brown, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026

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Noun

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
Teddy bears and trains, baseballs and dolls dance through the air into Santa's enormous sack, which sits at Santa's feet, or rather Harry's, who is perched high on the throne at the back of the float, magnificent in white whiskers and red velvet.

— Danielle Parker, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of dolls

Noun

Before that, everyone was taking pep pills or methadone or black beauties, speed.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026
These regions are already incredibly cinematic, but finding undiscovered beauties to shoot in this land was a true moment of pride and triumph.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of beauties

Noun

Airbnb guests can say goodbye to checkout chores like washing dishes, stripping beds and taking out the trash under a new policy announced this week.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
An employee handled dirty utensils and dishes with gloves on and later handled clean dishes with those same gloves without washing hands in between.

— Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of dishes

Noun

Admired for his seriousness and for his eagerness to learn, as well as for his movie-star face and sturdy body, de Kooning was a looker in a city full of lookers.

— Hilton Als, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
The analysis examined how many lookers pursued both living options across 50 large metropolitan areas, as well as a national benchmark.

— Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 4 May 2026

Definition of lookers

Noun

Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s ongoing satirical series at first appalled many viewers with its resolute political incorrectness and penchant for four-letter words from the mouths of babes, and that was nowhere more evident than in Cartman himself.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026
What turns him on is cryptic babes, brawling men and stagy fables of lust, rivalry and possession.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

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