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Recent Examples of twenty
People in their twenties have had fewer babies, often delaying children to their thirties, which has meant the number of births in this age group has increased.
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Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
In an effort to overcome grief and find herself again, Hollis gets the idea to host a weekend away at her house on Nantucket with three friends from different stages in her life: her childhood, her twenties, thirties, and one surprise fifth star.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 2 July 2025
The designer with a degree in visual communication spent the better part of her early twenties spearheading a magazine.
—Ugonnaora Owoh, Essence, 30 June 2025
Occasional weeklong stays in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights during school breaks with my uncle Derrick, an artist who moved up in his early twenties, familiarized me with how to swipe a MetroCard with relative ease.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2025
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Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
In an effort to overcome grief and find herself again, Hollis gets the idea to host a weekend away at her house on Nantucket with three friends from different stages in her life: her childhood, her twenties, thirties, and one surprise fifth star.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 2 July 2025
The designer with a degree in visual communication spent the better part of her early twenties spearheading a magazine.
—Ugonnaora Owoh, Essence, 30 June 2025
Occasional weeklong stays in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights during school breaks with my uncle Derrick, an artist who moved up in his early twenties, familiarized me with how to swipe a MetroCard with relative ease.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twenty
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In the late fifties and early sixties the Method was the rage, especially among the young actors of about Willy’s age, who all idolized Marlon Brando and would go on to transform American cinema in a few years: Warren Beatty, Al Pacino, Dustin Hoffman, and so on.—
Benjamin Hale
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
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An ex-marine officer during the late fifties, his business leadership style was swashbuckling, colorful, and highly focused.—
Chip Bell,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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The Sameer Project usually feeds tens of thousands of people each week, but in recent days the situation in Gaza has become so dire that its staff cannot find sufficient amounts of food to keep community kitchens operational.—
Dan Sheehan,
Literary Hub,
24 July 2025
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After tens of thousands of votes, Nashville's top influencer has been crowned, and the winner is no stranger to taking home the gold.—
Bryan West,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 July 2025
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The scan revealed that the mysterious feline did have a microchip, one that showed the cat's name was Trixie and that her owner could be contacted — in Germany.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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The first one, which required the disclosure of AI use by the Connecticut government, sailed through the Senate and House before being signed into law in 2023 by Lamont.—
Angela Eichhorst,
Hartford Courant,
15 July 2025
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All the twos and threes and ones converged among the skeletons, still avoiding eye contact.—
Clare Sestanovich,
New Yorker,
13 July 2025
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But in Chicago and other cities, there are quieter operations underway that raise similar legal questions as federal agents pick up people in ones, twos and threes.—
Vernal Coleman,
ProPublica,
25 Mar. 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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The diner debuted on Santa Monica Boulevard, with hundreds of guests forming lines on opening day.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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Similarly, the energy industry supports hundreds of thousands of well-paying, blue-collar American jobs, and energy infrastructure development remains one of the most reliable drivers of economic opportunity in rural and urban areas.—
Albert R. Wynn,
Baltimore Sun,
23 July 2025
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“Twenty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twenty. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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