from zero
idiom
: from a point at which nothing has been done yet
You'll have to start from zero if you can't find your notes.
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Morning wind chill values will range from zero to ten below zero and afternoon wind chill values will only reach the upper single digits and teens.
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Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 29 Dec. 2025
In our opinion, going from one to two kids has been an easier transition than going from zero to one.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
Coaster trains with four street racing cars will rocket from zero to 72 mph along the 4,100-foot-long track.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 22 Dec. 2025
On a national level, home prices have not gone negative since mid-2023, a year after the Federal Reserve first brought rates up from zero, and mortgage rates moved sharply higher.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025
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Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 29 Dec. 2025
In our opinion, going from one to two kids has been an easier transition than going from zero to one.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
Coaster trains with four street racing cars will rocket from zero to 72 mph along the 4,100-foot-long track.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 22 Dec. 2025
On a national level, home prices have not gone negative since mid-2023, a year after the Federal Reserve first brought rates up from zero, and mortgage rates moved sharply higher.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025
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“From zero.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20zero. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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