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Recent Examples of fiver
Evangeline picks up an orange that one of Hank’s hillbillies drops, perhaps because in Alaska during winter that’s like finding a fiver.
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2024
Now a lot of Main Street is boarded up, even the fancy stores, although there’s no shortage of places to drop a fiver on a cup of coffee.
—Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Jan. 2022
The loss represented by the odd pocketed fiver is mainly one of trust.
—New York Times, 4 May 2021
Reuters/Simon Dawson Would Brits like a digital fiver?
—John Detrixhe, Quartz, 12 Mar. 2020
When the wellness-retreat trend cemented places like Bali, Tulum, and Goa as destinations for nine-to-fivers desperate for a reset, stylish travelers went searching for the next sunny spot.
—Corina Quinn, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 June 2019
If Palm Springs isn't your speed, head to New York's Ace, which set the standard with its locals-hang-here lobby and top-notch bar that attracts nearby nine-to-fivers and out-of-towners alike.
—Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2018
The man grabbed Thibodeaux's cash out of his hand, found a good fiver and threw the rest back at him.
—Anita Chabria, sacbee, 29 May 2018
Unlike most other cities, Birmingham's downtown has no congestion after all the nine-to-fivers clear out.
—Birmingham Magazine, AL.com, 19 Feb. 2018
Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2024
Now a lot of Main Street is boarded up, even the fancy stores, although there’s no shortage of places to drop a fiver on a cup of coffee.
—Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Jan. 2022
The loss represented by the odd pocketed fiver is mainly one of trust.
—New York Times, 4 May 2021
Reuters/Simon Dawson Would Brits like a digital fiver?
—John Detrixhe, Quartz, 12 Mar. 2020
When the wellness-retreat trend cemented places like Bali, Tulum, and Goa as destinations for nine-to-fivers desperate for a reset, stylish travelers went searching for the next sunny spot.
—Corina Quinn, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 June 2019
If Palm Springs isn't your speed, head to New York's Ace, which set the standard with its locals-hang-here lobby and top-notch bar that attracts nearby nine-to-fivers and out-of-towners alike.
—Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2018
The man grabbed Thibodeaux's cash out of his hand, found a good fiver and threw the rest back at him.
—Anita Chabria, sacbee, 29 May 2018
Unlike most other cities, Birmingham's downtown has no congestion after all the nine-to-fivers clear out.
—Birmingham Magazine, AL.com, 19 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiver
Noun
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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
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No one is bigger than anyone else in the dressing room.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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Battles have continued along the roughly 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) front line, where tens of thousands of soldiers have been killed, and neither country has relented in its deep strikes.—
SAMYA KULLAB,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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His family thinks police didn’t do enough to help him From London to Sydney and Los Angeles to Philadelphia, tens of thousands of people marched in cities and small towns.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
25 May 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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That’s just me, though, and if an American citizen wants to put a tenner on the Lakers’ likelihood to hire on even more geriatric former stars, then feel free.—
Luther Ray Abel,
National Review,
2 Dec. 2022
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Putting down an odd number, such as $10.11 instead of just a tenner, in the closing hours is her lucky tip for beating the masses.—
Alice Newbold,
Vogue,
31 May 2022
Noun
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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
Noun
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Grid operators must also pay the renewable energy provider a downward dispatch fee that can cost thousands of dollars per megawatt per hour.—
Renny Vandewege,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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But government economists have for years calculated that such standards save Americans hundreds of dollars a year in lower water and power bills.—
Coral Davenport,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Rashad Shabazz, a historical cultural geographer at Arizona State University, helped bring hundreds of signs, posters and artwork from the protests to Phoenix in 2024.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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Channel her look with this tote bag from Amazon, which comes in 22 colors and patterns and has amassed hundreds of five-star ratings.—
Averi Baudler,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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“Fiver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiver. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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