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seventy-two

American  
[sev-uhn-tee-too] / ˈsɛv ən tiˈtu /

noun

  1. a cardinal number, 70 plus 2.

  2. a symbol for this number, as 72 or LXXII.

  3. a set of this many persons or things.

adjective

  1. amounting to 72 in number.

Example Sentences

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It has been seventy-two hours since the snow felland we are in the process of thawing out.

From Salon • Jan. 29, 2025

“One hundred seventy-two homes were destroyed, and 86. A chunk of Highway 2 as well.”

From Slate • May 28, 2022

One thousand eight hundred and seventy-two people died of Covid.

From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2022

I meet her during her first seventy-two hours at the shelter, when she is brought to my clinic for an initial refugee-health screening.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 8, 2019

I am driving and going seventy-two and praying not to get a ticket and playing Metaphysical I Spy.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green

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