twenty-two
noun
twen·ty-two
ˈtwen-tē-ˈtü 
ˈtwən-
1
: a number that is one more than 21 see Table of Numbers
2
: a .22-caliber firearm
especially
: one firing rimfire cartridges
—usually written .22
twenty-two
adjective
twenty-two
pronoun, plural in construction
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The Yankees and the Dodgers are baseball’s Big Oil franchises, the prosperous winners of now forty-one and twenty-two pennants, respectively, since the World Series began.
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Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
Five years, eight egg retrievals, five transfers, one endometriosis diagnosis, twenty-two procedures under anesthesia, two abdominal surgeries, and four miscarriages.
—Tara Lipinski, Allure, 15 Oct. 2024
In Incheon, K-pop luminaries were performing before an audience of twenty-two thousand.
—Alex Barasch, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Back in May, a survey of battleground states conducted by the New York Times, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and Siena College showed Trump leading Biden by a whopping twenty-two points on who voters trust to do a better job with the economy.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
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Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
Five years, eight egg retrievals, five transfers, one endometriosis diagnosis, twenty-two procedures under anesthesia, two abdominal surgeries, and four miscarriages.
—Tara Lipinski, Allure, 15 Oct. 2024
In Incheon, K-pop luminaries were performing before an audience of twenty-two thousand.
—Alex Barasch, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Back in May, a survey of battleground states conducted by the New York Times, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and Siena College showed Trump leading Biden by a whopping twenty-two points on who voters trust to do a better job with the economy.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
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“Twenty-two.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twenty-two. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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