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Recent Examples of twenty
It is not specified in the novel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, but Jim is usually taken by scholars to be in his late twenties or early thirties.
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John Jeremiah Sullivan, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
As a preventative measure, Marple had her fallopian tubes removed in her early twenties.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
Herb Baumeister, a businessman and father of three, is believed to have killed at least 25 men—primarily gay men in their twenties and thirties—between the mid-1980s and 1996.
—Jenna Dejong, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
In his early twenties, Shapiro had joined a LACMA museum group that visited collectors’ homes.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
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John Jeremiah Sullivan, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
As a preventative measure, Marple had her fallopian tubes removed in her early twenties.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
Herb Baumeister, a businessman and father of three, is believed to have killed at least 25 men—primarily gay men in their twenties and thirties—between the mid-1980s and 1996.
—Jenna Dejong, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
In his early twenties, Shapiro had joined a LACMA museum group that visited collectors’ homes.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twenty
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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
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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
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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
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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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But for horror fans seeking nearly 100 minutes of relentless dread, this one is likely to get the job done.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
30 May 2025
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Another nine of the settlements will be entirely new, while the final one will be the conversion of an existing neighborhood to an independent settlement, according to Peace Now.—
Dana Karni,
CNN Money,
30 May 2025
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Sometimes there are individual wins, sometimes a group wins, occasionally there are top twos.—
Barry Levitt,
Vulture,
12 May 2025
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People came in twos and threes to the intersection, all asking what had happened in English and Spanish.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
6 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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Former Democratic President Barack Obama deported hundreds of thousands more immigrants during his time in office than Trump did in his first term, according to The New York Times.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
5 June 2025
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Then, in early May, the president threatened to rescind the university's tax-exempt status, which could cost the school hundreds of millions, by some estimates.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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“Twenty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twenty. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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