twenty-five
Americannoun
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a cardinal number, 20 plus 5.
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a symbol for this number, as 25 or XXV.
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a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
Example Sentences
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Many investors received allocations far lower than their demand with the top twenty-five accounts reportedly accounting for 65% of the deal.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
It has pastry sheets, because being twenty-five minutes away from something golden and flaky is one of the great arguments for staying alive.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
He writes that Stephen Girard “spent twenty-five years as the richest man in the nation.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
One thing I can say with certainty: over twenty-five years I've seen different Putins.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2024
Perhaps twenty-five or thirty applicants would actually be examined by the registrars that day.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
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