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
Displacing the ’90s boom bap and aughts brawlers of her last album is a streak of assiduous ’80s R&B exercises that foreground her gains as a vocalist more often than her gobstopping wordplay as a rapper.
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Unlike the version from the ‘90s and early aughts, this revamped plushy is actually super cute, looking more like a fairie than a creepy animatronic.
—Anja Webb, Parents, 24 Sep. 2025
Solace's life began as a spec script written by two people in the very early aughts.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Sep. 2025
Bringing back the brand was different than its initial launch in the early aughts.
—Nadja Sayej, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Unlike the version from the ‘90s and early aughts, this revamped plushy is actually super cute, looking more like a fairie than a creepy animatronic.
—Anja Webb, Parents, 24 Sep. 2025
Solace's life began as a spec script written by two people in the very early aughts.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Sep. 2025
Bringing back the brand was different than its initial launch in the early aughts.
—Nadja Sayej, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 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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The Tigers got runners on base, had men in scoring position, then stranded them helplessly and collected zeroes on the scoreboard like seashells.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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One final, desperate possession Sunday ended at their own 48 with zeroes on the clock.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This isn't to say that Raskin's quest for a truly humane computer has completely come to naught.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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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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“Aught.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aught. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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