seventy-two

[ sev-uh n-tee-too ]

/ ˈsɛv ən tiˈtu /

a cardinal number, 70 plus 2.

a symbol for this number, as 72 or LXXII.

a set of this many persons or things.

amounting to 72 in number.

QUIZZES

Test your memory on these verbal firecrackers from the week of June 29 to July 5!

Question 1 of 7

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Seventy-two adults between the ages of 18 and 50 are participating in the trial, led by the pediatrics department at Oxford.
The Race for the Ebola Vaccine|Abby Haglage|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Seventy-two hours into his trip, and Breman had already stared the virus in the face.
The Original Ebola Hunter|Abby Haglage|September 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Seventy-two percent are just fine with the Obama plan to end tax cuts for families earning more than $250,000.
America The Conflicted|Howard Kurtz|April 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Seventy-two percent of Republicans are certain they will vote in November, compared to 49 percent of Democrats.
10 More Reasons Dems are Toast|Mark McKinnon|July 30, 2010|DAILY BEAST

Seventy-two thousand other people were squatting on her crammed farm.
Terrorists Kidnap a Hero|Eliza Griswold|May 10, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The statue of Tsong Kapa is said to have been constructed seventy-two years ago, and to have cost as much as one of gold.
Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 1 (of 2)|Sven Hedin
He died at the age of seventy-two in Tulip, near the year 1885, just before Cleveland's inauguration.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves|Work Projects Administration
This would make Apollonius seventy-two to seventy-five when he succeeded Eratosthenes.
The Argonautica|Apollonius Rhodius
It was seventy-two miles to Georgetown, and bad walking in the sand, I was told.
From North Carolina to Southern California Without a Ticket and How I Did It|John Peele
The silent period was lengthened and eventually ended at midnight of November 27/28, having lasted seventy-two hours.
New Zealanders at Gallipoli|Major Fred Waite