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Recent Examples of naught
Hernandez’s second double of the game (and one of his nine hits in his past 20 at-bats) came with one out in the fourth and went for naught when Rushing and Kim struck out.
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 15 May 2026
All of that speculation was for naught.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 10 May 2026
Hopes that Bill Clinton and Barack Obama would seriously boost the traditional arts largely came to naught.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2026
Showrunners Lilla and Nora Zuckerman were doing rewrites, all for naught.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 15 May 2026
All of that speculation was for naught.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 10 May 2026
Hopes that Bill Clinton and Barack Obama would seriously boost the traditional arts largely came to naught.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2026
Showrunners Lilla and Nora Zuckerman were doing rewrites, all for naught.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for naught
Noun
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While CinemaCon 2026 brought us exciting news about new films, it was also bogged down with status quo nothings about how Amazon MGM still hasn’t found a new James Bond.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
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When Dana, who, like Virginia, had been successful in writing pleasant but undistinguished nothings—in her case, songs for Billy Rose’s revues—decided to try taking on more serious music by studying with Boulanger, Virginia entered a deep downward spiral.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Those bits are oriented as either ones or zeroes, indicating on/off switches that make up the basic inputs of any task performed by a computer.—
Emily Chang,
ABC News,
22 June 2026
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The Skippers pushed their advantage to 6-0 before the clock hit triple zeroes in the opening frame.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
9 June 2026
Noun
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Growing up in the late ’90s and early aughts, butterfly motifs were everywhere.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
18 June 2026
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Carrey was one of the biggest stars of the 1990s and early aughts but has been less active in recent years.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
18 June 2026
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“Naught.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/naught. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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