five-and-tens

variants also five-and-dimes
Definition of five-and-tensnext
plural of five-and-ten

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Noun
  • Today, Corso Italia—its main drag—is lined with luxury boutiques.
    Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Of these, 4,000 blue cards were meant for residents to spend at restaurants and 2,000 copper cards were meant for residents to spend at stores and boutiques.
    Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Only during the last months of the war, with slavery disintegrating and northern victory all but assured, did exchanges resume.
    Drew Gilpin Faust, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Kimbal Musk, a Boulder restaurateur and Elon Musk’s brother, was referenced scores of times, including in email exchanges with Epstein and his friends about women and parties.
    Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 8 Feb. 2026
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“Five-and-tens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/five-and-tens. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.

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