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- noun A person whose
age is betweenthirty andthirty-nine years, inclusive; someone in his or herthirties . - adjective Between 30 and 39 years of age.
- adjective Between 30 and 39 in number.
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Examples
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A The no-name thirtysomething group of defenders was particularly sharp in the third period, when it limited quality scoring chances.
USATODAY.com - Hurricanes a win away from clinching Stanley Cup after 2-1 win over Oilers 2006
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She had some moments of acting glory -- part of the original cast of the hit musical "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas," roles in "L.A. Law" and "thirtysomething" -- and then hit a wall.
CNN.com 2012
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She had some moments of acting glory -- part of the original cast of the hit musical "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas," roles in "L.A. Law" and "thirtysomething" -- and then hit a wall.
CNN.com 2012
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"thirtysomething" -- new mother Hope is at a business dinner and everyone, including her childless best friend is ignoring her.
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Nothing of the drama's revitalization via cancer would have come as any surprise to veterans of "thirtysomething," Ed Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz's long-running, long-ago creation, in which a lead character endured a bout with ovarian cancer that would make national news.
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In her perfect world, shows like "thirtysomething," "Party of Five" and "My So-Called Life" would still be on.
As the network onslaught begins, what if the TV critic picked out shows just for you? 2010
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In her perfect world, shows like "thirtysomething," "Party of Five" and "My So-Called Life" would still be on.
Netflix Nancy 2010
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What TV needs now, in these uncertain times, is dramatic characters like those of Marshall Herskovitz and Ed Zwick ( "Once and Again," "thirtysomething") or on "Brothers and Sisters" — characters who aren't trying to save the world or plunder it, but are just trying to subsist in it.
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The process is sometimes sufficiently complicated to mean long delays in bringing such DVDs to market (Season one of the 22-year-old series "thirtysomething" will finally be available in August).
DVDs' Fugitive Music 2009
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Richard Chamberlain: The sound of King Lear pitching Eldorados, Didn't the Yuppie-angst thing die with "thirtysomething"?
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