fifties

noun

plural of fifty
as in twenties

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  1. hundreds
  2. ones
  3. tens
  4. fives
Noun
  • As the hundreds of thousands of people made their way down the narrow roads following the politician, a few rerouted into the industry event, still carrying big flags and with faces lit up with hope.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Like hundreds of others around the country, the school was closed.
    — NICOLAS GARRIGA, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of hundreds
Noun
  • Trump also took an average of 80 days to decide on requests from solidly Democratic states, more than twice as long as for solidly Republican ones.
    — Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Brands need to decide which trends resonate, which ones make sense to capitalize on and make a new product launch or an entire franchise and which to let go and pass over.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of ones
Noun
  • The Treasury Department moved last week to automatically enroll tens of millions of children and greenlight donations of individual stocks as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent touts the accounts ahead of midterms.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Jaguar also asked for ratings from thousands of prospective buyers, and Glover said the car drew more ones and twos out of ten than the company usually sees, but also more nines and tens.
    — Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of tens
Noun
  • LaPour was the preseason Big 12 Pitcher of the Year and got his season off to a strong start against Vanderbilt, giving up two runs off fives hits in five innings of work with five strikeouts.
    — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2026
Definition of fives
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