five

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Recent Examples of five In 153 minutes together at five-on-five, Bedard and Hall have outscored opponents 9-8. Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024 At five-on-five, Zuccarello was on the ice for 25 shot attempts against versus 11 for, Boldy 23 shot attempts against versus 10 for and Rossi 25 shot attempts against versus 10 for. Michael Russo, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024 In the last four games at five-on-five, Drysdale has been on the ice for seven Flyers goals and none against. Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024 The five who were euthanized Wednesday also were quarter horses. John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for five
Recent Examples of Synonyms for five
Noun
  • Access to the park, where tens of thousands of visitors climb the famous 315-foot granite monolith for sweeping views of the Blue Ridge Mountains each year, has been limited since September 2024 due to the loss of the park entrance bridge.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 6 June 2025
  • There are tens of thousands of restaurants there specializing in the pairing.
    Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Each of these is a live performance, and each one is a chance to iterate.
    Scott Hutcheson, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
  • No one was exactly eager to hop back into the weight room, meeting room and practice field when the offseason program began that April.
    Matt Barrows, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • The prevalence of disability rises from less than 20% to nearly 40% between our twenties and our sixties Our fifties are a tipping point.
    Nancy Doyle, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
  • By her early fifties Gay was twice divorced, child-free and working as a program manager at FedEx in Memphis.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • This included factors such as the percentage of job listings intended for recent graduates, the median income for young people with a college degree, the availability of leisure and coworking spaces, and the unemployment rate for people in their twenties.
    Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 7 June 2025
  • Double To 50% Why Young Adults Are More Vulnerable Today Several factors make the twenties particularly hazardous years for young Americans.
    Charell G. Coleman, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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“Five.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/five. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.

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