third
adjective
next after the second; being the ordinal number for three.
thirds
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pluralof third.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“About a third of our operating costs are covered by ticket sales and other earned revenue, and two thirds through donations,” said Peter Gelb, the Metropolitan Opera’s general manager.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
Opinion polling conducted by the Diffley Partnership for the JRF suggests that two thirds of people think their council is underfunded, with just 4% saying the opposite.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Two thirds of the population in North America and 45 percent in Europe were exposed to "poor" or "very poor" air quality.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
About two thirds were classified as "individual" events.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
That man ate seconds and thirds, stopping only long enough to say how delicious everything was.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
