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 early aughts mall icon Spencer Gifts bought Spirit in 1999, and when current Spencer’s CEO Steven Silverstein started in 2003, the Halloween retailer had just 130 stores around the US.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 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
Pennie Clark Ianniciello spent decades as Costco’s book buyer, building the company into a major publishing-industry player by the mid-aughts.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Since then, the Hussar pelisse ironically became something of a uniform in the early aughts for musicians, including Michael Jackson, Beyoncé and Rihanna, and bands such as British alt-indie group The Libertines and US pop-punk band My Chemical Romance.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 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
Pennie Clark Ianniciello spent decades as Costco’s book buyer, building the company into a major publishing-industry player by the mid-aughts.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Since then, the Hussar pelisse ironically became something of a uniform in the early aughts for musicians, including Michael Jackson, Beyoncé and Rihanna, and bands such as British alt-indie group The Libertines and US pop-punk band My Chemical Romance.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 17 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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Their faces formed a triangle around the string of zeroes that would relieve my financial worries.—
Snigdha Poonam,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
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The parade of zeroes began after that.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
28 Oct. 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 5 Nov. 2025.
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