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 aughts were also good for del Toro, who broke out into the mainstream with his dark fairytale Pan's Labyrinth later in the decade.
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Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
Last year, those three forwards on the court at the same time were an abject nightmare that took basketball back to the early aughts.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Scherzinger had been a chart-topper in the aughts, but hadn’t achieved solo success, and her all-girl act yielded to the Katys, Rihannas and Gagas of the next decade.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
For this season, the French house showed inverted wedge heels that feel like a nod to the aughts.
—María Diez, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2025
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Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
Last year, those three forwards on the court at the same time were an abject nightmare that took basketball back to the early aughts.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Scherzinger had been a chart-topper in the aughts, but hadn’t achieved solo success, and her all-girl act yielded to the Katys, Rihannas and Gagas of the next decade.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
For this season, the French house showed inverted wedge heels that feel like a nod to the aughts.
—María Diez, Glamour, 27 Oct. 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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Just for kicks, though, let’s explore what happens when a 1 is followed by 12 zeros.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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After exchanging zeros, All-Star catcher Will Smith pounded a solo home run with two outs in the 11th inning.—
Gabe Smallson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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So, all the drama was for naught.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
9 Oct. 2025
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But what does that even mean, for naught?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Aught.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aught. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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