Definition of nothingnessnext
as in death
the state of being dead the inevitable nothingness that awaits all of us

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Recent Examples of nothingness As Bastian reads, a boy named Atreyu (Noah Hathaway), while pursued by a green-eyed creature called G’mork (Alan Oppenheimer), is dispatched by the Childlike Empress (Tami Stronach) to find the cure for the mysterious nothingness enveloping the kingdom. — David Faris, TheWeek, 16 Apr. 2026 While in space, the crew spoke of the surreal sights of our dusty, rugged natural satellite, appearing about the size of a bowling ball at arm’s length, suspended in nothingness. — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026 At the other end of the pitch, Robert Lewandowski crouches down on his haunches, eyes looking everywhere and nowhere, their nothingness saying everything. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026 Will studios abandon new work for memeslop or nobly resist a descent into IP-management nothingness? — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for nothingness
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Noun
  • The death of actor and disability rights advocate RJ Mitte was met with a wave of grief from his Breaking Bad co-stars, who shared memories of Mitte following the tragedy.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Pavlovsky worked alongside Karl Lagerfeld until his death in 2019; Virginie Viard from 2019 to 2024, and Matthieu Blazy since April 2025.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • According to Wayúu custom, only women are allowed to touch their dead.
    — Nathan Jaccard, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
  • In the spring just before or just as new growth emerges, remove the mulch and cut the remaining dead stems down to ground level or a few inches above the soil line.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Being silent with the chatbot did not feel like an invitation to being together, but rather like a kind of deadness.
    — Steven Barrie-Anthony, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Our director Wayne and I were just really interested in creating very visceral spaces, showing the deadness in the world.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
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  • Similarly, on paper, Klara and the Sun is a great idea, a way for adults to explain mortality to their kids while bracing themselves for redundancy.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
  • In 2025, the Earth passed its first climate tipping point, as rising ocean temperatures, acidification, overfishing, and pollution are combining to cause coral bleaching and mortality.
    — Simmone Shah, Time, 14 Oct. 2026

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“Nothingness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nothingness. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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