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Recent Examples of twenty
Cameron shared that being far from her family in Florida and friends in San Francisco has been tough, and making new friends in London in her late twenties hasn't always been easy.
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
At Nova, the survivors are young people still in their twenties, perhaps with a lifetime of trauma ahead of them.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Charisma Carpenter, who portrayed cheerleader Cordelia Chase, has a son, Donovan, in his early twenties.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 20 May 2025
By his late twenties, Altman had parlayed his Loopt millions into a series of successful startup investments and become the president of Y Combinator, the tech mega-incubator that has spun off dozens of billion-dollar companies.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
At Nova, the survivors are young people still in their twenties, perhaps with a lifetime of trauma ahead of them.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Charisma Carpenter, who portrayed cheerleader Cordelia Chase, has a son, Donovan, in his early twenties.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 20 May 2025
By his late twenties, Altman had parlayed his Loopt millions into a series of successful startup investments and become the president of Y Combinator, the tech mega-incubator that has spun off dozens of billion-dollar companies.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twenty
Noun
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In the late fifties and early sixties, Arbus shot in 35-mm., the format of photojournalism.—
Max Norman,
New Yorker,
13 June 2025
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His parents migrated to Dubai from the southern Indian state of Kerala in the late fifties and taught English before opening their own school in 1968.—
Anu Raghunathan,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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General Motors is recalling tens of thousands of Cadillac vehicles due to a video display issue that could increase the risk of crash, according to a notice posted this week by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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There are tens of thousands of restaurants there specializing in the pairing.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
6 June 2025
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John Hamburg, who co-wrote the first three movies, will direct the fourth one, the follow-up to Meet the Fockers (2004) and Little Fockers (2010).—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
10 June 2025
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The croissant pizza will make its debut in Dubai on Tuesday before being rolled out to other select international markets where some customers may actually be among the lucky ones to receive their delivery in the Papa Johns x KidSuper hot bag.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
10 June 2025
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Detainees were then placed by twos in cells, still soaked in the water, without mattresses or blankets.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
7 June 2025
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In 2013, Michael D. Watkins posted this question on LinkedIn and received over 300 responses, with no two alike.—
Michele Herlein,
Forbes.com,
22 May 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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The team has managed to do that at five-on-five, which has helped compensate for a somewhat underwhelming power play.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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For over 50 years, psychologist John Gottman, along with his wife and fellow psychologist Julie Gottman, conducted hundreds of studies on relationships and communication.—
Kelley J. Brower,
CNBC,
5 June 2025
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That’s a problem when leaders are tasked with navigating uncertainty, interpreting ambiguous data and making decisions that affect hundreds or thousands of lives.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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“Twenty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twenty. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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