aught

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 Back in the early aughts, paying $98 for a pair of leggings, even in the Hamptons, seemed ludicrous. Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025 The news of Maul’s series came during a panel looking at marking the 20th anniversary of Lucasfilm’s animation division, which in many ways kept the Star Wars mythology going during some lean years in the aughts and early 2010s. Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 18 Apr. 2025 The recreational misogyny of the aughts was back, this time with new technology and a cult figurehead, Andrew Tate, who’d briefly appeared on the reality series Big Brother while under investigation for rape. Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025 However, anecdotally, Christensen, who has not acted in any major production and even took a break from screen work since wrapping up his Star Wars work in the aughts, has emerged among the top, if not the top, draw in this part of the Celebration galaxy. Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 18 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for aught
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Noun
  • My memoir was built of gaps, juxtaposition, weird little nothings.
    Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 16 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • That pitcher would preferably sign a contract without too many zeros and commas.
    Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 19 May 2025
  • That is a 1 followed by 78 zeros, which is unimaginably far into the future.
    Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • That's much higher than with other infectious diseases, such as Ebola with an R naught of 2.
    Alyson Hurt, NPR, 28 Feb. 2025
  • That's for naught if conservatives tank the bill first.
    Hans Nichols, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025

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“Aught.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aught. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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