plural tens
1
: a number that is one more than nine see Table of Numbers
2
: the 10th in a set or series
wears a ten
3
: something having 10 units or members
4
: a 10-dollar bill
5
: one deserving the highest rating
specifically
: an exceptionally attractive person
ten
adjective
ten
pronoun, plural in construction
see also take ten
Synonyms of ten
Examples of ten in a Sentence
“What time is it” “It's ten.”
promised me that she would fix me up with a ten
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Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 1 Jan. 2026
More than 150,000 federal workers ultimately took buyouts, according to OPM, and tens of thousands of others have been laid off, including several thousand during the government shutdown in the fall.
—Connor Greene, Time, 1 Jan. 2026
This would involve giving a refund of tens of billions of dollars in tariffs that have already been collected, so the Supreme Court is going to have to think carefully about how to deliver this ruling.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
But Thompson issued a summary judgment on Wednesday, finding that the effort to revoke the legal status of tens of thousands of Hondurans, Nepalis and Nicaraguans was unlawful.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
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Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 1 Jan. 2026
More than 150,000 federal workers ultimately took buyouts, according to OPM, and tens of thousands of others have been laid off, including several thousand during the government shutdown in the fall.
—Connor Greene, Time, 1 Jan. 2026
This would involve giving a refund of tens of billions of dollars in tariffs that have already been collected, so the Supreme Court is going to have to think carefully about how to deliver this ruling.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
But Thompson issued a summary judgment on Wednesday, finding that the effort to revoke the legal status of tens of thousands of Hondurans, Nepalis and Nicaraguans was unlawful.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
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“Ten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ten. Accessed 4 Jan. 2026.
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