as in nothing
the numerical symbol 0 or the absence of number or quantity represented by it
for dates, the year is automatically listed as a pair of aughts, so the user has to scroll down to the correct figure
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Recent Examples of aught
While 150,000 followers may sound like a small amount today, this was an impressive figure in the early aughts, as actor Ashton Kutcher was the first person to reach 1 million followers on Twitter (now X) back in 2009.
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 23 May 2026
One of those pioneers was Sam Reich, who joined CollegeHumor in the mid-aughts, rising up the ranks, helping build Dropout, and eventually managing to pull off the deal of a lifetime.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 22 May 2026
Some of Burberry’s most memorable pop-culture moments belong to the ’90s and early aughts.
—Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 22 May 2026
This spiritual, emotional, and physical reset is a million miles away from the hormone pummeling of current weight-loss drugs, and the aughts’ detox ethos.
—Jane Alexander, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 May 2026
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 23 May 2026
One of those pioneers was Sam Reich, who joined CollegeHumor in the mid-aughts, rising up the ranks, helping build Dropout, and eventually managing to pull off the deal of a lifetime.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 22 May 2026
Some of Burberry’s most memorable pop-culture moments belong to the ’90s and early aughts.
—Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 22 May 2026
This spiritual, emotional, and physical reset is a million miles away from the hormone pummeling of current weight-loss drugs, and the aughts’ detox ethos.
—Jane Alexander, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aught
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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The game seemed destined for eternal zeroes.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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The Cubs did just enough to scratch a run across against Braves lefty Chris Sale, and the bullpen kept tossing up zeros en route to a 2-0 victory to snap a four-game losing streak.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
Noun
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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.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
15 May 2026
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All of that speculation was for naught.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
10 May 2026
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“Aught.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aught. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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