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
Working with other young rappers—peers, not big brothers—yielded a looser, more playful Wayne who got to test his dexterity over popular instrumentals of the early aughts.
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Pitchfork, 6 June 2025
This brownstone belonged to Ryan Hickey and was home to many professional skaters throughout the ’90s and early aughts.
—Alex Corporan, Curbed, 12 June 2025
Meanwhile, the Lady Raiders basketball program—once a national powerhouse in the 1990s and aughts—has struggled to regain its former stature, missing 11 consecutive NCAA Tournaments.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 5 June 2025
But the party truly started when the singer began a medley of her hits from the aughts.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2025
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Pitchfork, 6 June 2025
This brownstone belonged to Ryan Hickey and was home to many professional skaters throughout the ’90s and early aughts.
—Alex Corporan, Curbed, 12 June 2025
Meanwhile, the Lady Raiders basketball program—once a national powerhouse in the 1990s and aughts—has struggled to regain its former stature, missing 11 consecutive NCAA Tournaments.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 5 June 2025
But the party truly started when the singer began a medley of her hits from the aughts.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aught
Noun
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My memoir was built of gaps, juxtaposition, weird little nothings.—
Cheri Lucas Rowlands,
Longreads,
16 Dec. 2024
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The one whose legs turned nothings into somethings, improvising the Lions’ entire defensive game plan into a pile of ash?—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
10 Feb. 2024
Noun
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That inning resulted in some changes on our end and he’s put up zeros ever since.—
Sean Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2025
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Palmquist settled in after the opening inning, posting three straight zeros as the Rockies took their first lead in the fourth off Ryan McMahon’s leadoff homer.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
11 June 2025
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Lucas Giolito’s 7 shutout innings for naught as Sox can’t complete sweep The Red Sox squandered seven shutout innings from Lucas Giolito and dropped yet another 1-run game.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
24 May 2025
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That's much higher than with other infectious diseases, such as Ebola with an R naught of 2.—
Alyson Hurt,
NPR,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Aught.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aught. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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