fifty-five
Americannoun
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a cardinal number, 50 plus 5.
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a symbol for this number, as 55 or LV.
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a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
Example Sentences
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Fifty-five S&P 500 companies, including Nvidia, report earnings this week, as President Trump delivers his State of the Union.
From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026
Fifty-five years later, Joan was desperate to know what kind of life Claire had had.
From BBC • Nov. 1, 2024
Fifty-five emergency staffers belonging to several local fire departments were involved in the rescue operation.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2023
Fifty-five of the 114 SPOs working across the District were found to have expired licenses as of Aug. 18, according to a review conducted by local ABC affiliate WJLA-TV.
From Washington Times • Aug. 29, 2023
“Sure, anyone can name fourteen dead people. But we’re disorganized mourners, so a lot of people end up remembering Shakespeare, and no one ends up remembering the person he wrote Sonnet Fifty-five about.”
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
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