from zero
idiom
: from a point at which nothing has been done yet
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Kp ratings increase from zero to 9.
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 13 Nov. 2025
Phase one began in 2021, when China’s domestic market surged from zero to $7 billion within just four years.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025
As Mercury clashes with Mars, your anger and fear go from zero to one hundred.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
But Richards is also the kind of person to go from zero to fist punch in an instant, and his temper temperature is permanently preheated to full boil.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 13 Nov. 2025
Phase one began in 2021, when China’s domestic market surged from zero to $7 billion within just four years.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025
As Mercury clashes with Mars, your anger and fear go from zero to one hundred.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
But Richards is also the kind of person to go from zero to fist punch in an instant, and his temper temperature is permanently preheated to full boil.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025
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“From zero.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20zero. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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