1
as in nobody
a person of no importance or influence
his friends couldn't understand why he'd want to marry a girl who was an obvious nothing
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2
as in triviality
something of little importance
you're always worrying about nothing
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as in never
not in any degree, way, or under any condition
nothing daunted by the poor reception his first novel received, he proceeded to write another one
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as in worthless
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Recent Examples of nothing
Nicholas Gallagher, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
And just so, these clouds like lines of coke, these fine bird-bone clouds giving structure to the afternoon sky will decompose into faint nothings.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 9 June 2023
But even before that, women like Tina Turner and Josephine Baker were wearing costumes that evoked intimate little nothings.
—Kristen Bateman, ELLE, 14 Apr. 2023
But central banks can do nothing directly to increase productivity.
—Ramesh Ponnuru, National Review, 2 Apr. 2020
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Adverb
The stereotype of large women in horned helmets warbling silly nothings comes largely from the period when American operagoers had lost the language skills that our great-grandparents had, either as European immigrants or European-admiring, upper-class swells.
—Nicholas Gallagher, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
And just so, these clouds like lines of coke, these fine bird-bone clouds giving structure to the afternoon sky will decompose into faint nothings.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 9 June 2023
But even before that, women like Tina Turner and Josephine Baker were wearing costumes that evoked intimate little nothings.
—Kristen Bateman, ELLE, 14 Apr. 2023
But central banks can do nothing directly to increase productivity.
—Ramesh Ponnuru, National Review, 2 Apr. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nothing
Noun
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More importantly, the narrative explores both sides of the conflict from the POV of grunts and 'nobodies' trying to navigate the post-Civil War state of the galaxy before the fighting stops.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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None of these nobodies is performing like Grimes just yet, and until someone does Grier better get active trying to find a handful of veteran cornerbacks whom this team can call on, and sign to patch up the weakest unit on the team.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
Noun
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The token slivers of human-interest drama (a divorce battle, a visit to the pediatrician) that are meant to counterpoint the possibility of Armageddon with the oh-so-ironic triviality of quotidian concerns.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
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Both aspired to some kind of soulful, intellectual seriousness at a moment when their work was pulling them toward mass appeal and triviality.—
Liz McNeil,
People.com,
16 July 2025
Noun
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Strong technical leaders don't just translate between the world of zeros and ones and the world of dollars and cents.—
Meeky Hwang,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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That is, they are composed of on/off switches strung together in logic circuits that process data as a string of binary ones and zeros.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Gaga ended the performance like an exhausted wind-up doll, caged again physically, but never spiritually.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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As for whether his character should never step foot on a boat again after what’s happened the past few times, Reedus shrugs his shoulders.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Rare is the business that grows by intermediating what is rendered worthless by the intermediation.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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But these systems require setup time, which is possible before a hurricane surge, but worthless during rain bombs that can turn streets into rivers in minutes.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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She, the cinema; he, the audience — these ciphers would be compelling in short-form, but in carrying a feature they’re only buoyed by the natural chemistry of their performers.—
Blake Simons,
IndieWire,
6 Sep. 2025
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Most organizations have little to no understanding of what cryptographic ciphers, keys and protocols are in use across their networks, applications and devices.—
Anand Oswal,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The inner activated carbon filter catches invisible particles and helps to neutralize odors from cooking, pets, smoke, or your teenager’s gym bag.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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This approach helps scientists study how smoke particles move and disperse.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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So the general vindication of the method was a very big deal for the IRS because, had the Tax Court invalidated the method, basically the whole cautionary and regulatory overhaul would have been for naught.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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That will count for nought as the real business gets underway, however, as Saturday's hosts seek to claim an early scalp despite barely avoiding relegation last term.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Nothing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nothing. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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