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Recent Examples of fifty
On Instagram, Schmitt shares clips from her longer videos and some original content as well — including OOTD posts and sneak-peeks into her own fabulous fifties.
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Carmen Rios, Flow Space, 7 July 2025
His overseas average in New Zealand, South Africa, Australia and England comes to just under 26 with two fifties in 11 Tests.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Carol Sutton Lewis: In the late fifties, scientists at the Atomic Energy Commission were finding new information about a radioactive isotope called Strontium 90.
—Carol Sutton Lewis, Scientific American, 18 June 2025
Another reporter told the story of how her father, back in the fifties, tinkered with his Oldsmobile in a way that it could be turned on by dialing a rotary telephone.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 15 June 2025
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Carmen Rios, Flow Space, 7 July 2025
His overseas average in New Zealand, South Africa, Australia and England comes to just under 26 with two fifties in 11 Tests.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Carol Sutton Lewis: In the late fifties, scientists at the Atomic Energy Commission were finding new information about a radioactive isotope called Strontium 90.
—Carol Sutton Lewis, Scientific American, 18 June 2025
Another reporter told the story of how her father, back in the fifties, tinkered with his Oldsmobile in a way that it could be turned on by dialing a rotary telephone.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 15 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fifty
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The Sameer Project usually feeds tens of thousands of people each week, but in recent days the situation in Gaza has become so dire that its staff cannot find sufficient amounts of food to keep community kitchens operational.—
Dan Sheehan,
Literary Hub,
24 July 2025
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After tens of thousands of votes, Nashville's top influencer has been crowned, and the winner is no stranger to taking home the gold.—
Bryan West,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 July 2025
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This one is peachy-pink in color, dry and fresh and delivers a tart red-fruit profile: think currants and pomegranate.—
Lana Bortolot,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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In an email to her colleagues, Cabrera, a former immigration official, complained that the arrest team had an administrative warrant, not a judicial one.—
Daniel Bice,
jsonline.com,
30 July 2025
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All the twos and threes and ones converged among the skeletons, still avoiding eye contact.—
Clare Sestanovich,
New Yorker,
13 July 2025
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But in Chicago and other cities, there are quieter operations underway that raise similar legal questions as federal agents pick up people in ones, twos and threes.—
Vernal Coleman,
ProPublica,
25 Mar. 2025
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Jackson’s contract is roughly market value for backup centers, perhaps even on the lower end for one of the better reserve fives in the league.—
Tony East,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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The Sabres had a 16-10 advantage in scoring chances with him on the ice at five-on-five.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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Similarly, the energy industry supports hundreds of thousands of well-paying, blue-collar American jobs, and energy infrastructure development remains one of the most reliable drivers of economic opportunity in rural and urban areas.—
Albert R. Wynn,
Baltimore Sun,
23 July 2025
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Thomas Noh is the CMO at Atomic Enrollment, a leading digital growth firm trusted by hundreds of tech bootcamps and trade schools.—
Tom Noh,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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The identity of the woman, who was in her twenties, has not been released.—
Mark Price
Updated July 14,
Charlotte Observer,
14 July 2025
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All three defenders are established performers in their mid-to-late twenties, with experience of playing in European club competitions and involvement in big tournaments for their countries.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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Evangeline picks up an orange that one of Hank’s hillbillies drops, perhaps because in Alaska during winter that’s like finding a fiver.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
28 Jan. 2024
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Now a lot of Main Street is boarded up, even the fancy stores, although there’s no shortage of places to drop a fiver on a cup of coffee.—
Murr Brewster,
The Christian Science Monitor,
31 Jan. 2022
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Costs keep rising, a growing portion of the public questions the value of a four-year college degree and the Trump administration has threatened to freeze billions of dollars in federal funding of campus research.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
30 July 2025
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The city gets millions of dollars every year in federal funding that pays for road projects and police and fire services.—
Sharon Coolidge,
The Enquirer,
30 July 2025
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“Fifty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fifty. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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