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
The ’90s and early aughts continue to have a stronghold on Gen Z.
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 29 Aug. 2025
Photo by Brandon Sumrall/Getty Images The Fathead trend was one more prominent in the aughts, but Simpson was clearly influenced by his hero enough to go all-in on his dream and become an SEC QB too.
—Andrew Hughes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Just like the web player, the experience felt plucked from the early-aughts days of Limewire downloads and the detailed labor of CD and cassette mixtapes.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
Comedian Kathy Griffin has apologized for her treatment of her friend and early-aughts pop culture icon Anna Nicole Smith.
—EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 29 Aug. 2025
Photo by Brandon Sumrall/Getty Images The Fathead trend was one more prominent in the aughts, but Simpson was clearly influenced by his hero enough to go all-in on his dream and become an SEC QB too.
—Andrew Hughes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Just like the web player, the experience felt plucked from the early-aughts days of Limewire downloads and the detailed labor of CD and cassette mixtapes.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
Comedian Kathy Griffin has apologized for her treatment of her friend and early-aughts pop culture icon Anna Nicole Smith.
—EW.com, 27 Aug. 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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But nothings more peaceful than tomorrow to a man going through pain today.—
Becca Longmire,
Peoplemag,
22 Feb. 2024
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
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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“Aught.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aught. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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