2020s
/twɛn(t)i ˈtwɛn(t)iz/
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uncommon/tuː ˈθaʊzənd(ˌænd)ˈtwɛn(t)iz/
2020s noun: the period that started on January 1, 2020 and will end on December 31, 2029; almost the same period as the 3rd decade of the 21st century (which, however, started in year 2021 and will end with year 2030).
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2020s pl (plural only)
- The period that started on January 1, 2020 and will end on December 31, 2029; almost the same period as the 3rd decade of the 21st century (which, however, started in year 2021 and will end with year 2030).
- Looking back at the 2020s from our vantage point in 2030, the first great event was the complete destruction of Donald Trump’s Republican Party. As the former Republican consultant Mike Murphy had noticed, there were roughly 300 state and federal elections during the Trump years and Republicans did...2020 January 2, David Brooks, “A Ridiculously Optimistic History of the Next Decade”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 06 Mar 2020
- In higher education a similar transformation is being pulled forward: Colleges were expecting a grim landscape in the later 2020s, because 2010s birthrates were so low, but now a decline in foreign enrollment and an acceleration of online learning will threaten marginal state schools and possibly...2020 June 27, Ross Douthat, “Waking Up in 2030”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 18 Jul 2020
Examples of 2020s in a sentence
- Looking back at the 2020s from our vantage point in 2030, the first great event was the complete destruction of Donald Trump’s Republican Party.2020 January 2, David Brooks, “A Ridiculously Optimistic History of the Next Decade”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on...
- To pull off a roaring 2020s, we should prepare to manage a boom, not fight it.2021 June 15, Mike Konczal and J.W. Mason, “How to Have a Roaring 2020s (Without Wild Inflation)”, in The New York Times, archived from the...
Synonyms of 2020s
Questions about 2020s
- What does 2020s mean?
- 2020s means the period that started on January 1, 2020 and will end on December 31, 2029; almost the same period as the 3rd decade of the 21st century (which, however, started in year 2021 and will end with year 2030).
- How do you use 2020s in a sentence?
- Looking back at the 2020s from our vantage point in 2030, the first great event was the complete destruction of Donald Trump’s Republican Party.
- What part of speech is 2020s?
- 2020s is a noun.
- How do you pronounce 2020s?
- 2020s is pronounced /twɛn(t)i ˈtwɛn(t)iz/.
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