as in zeros
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 aughts
In the aughts and 2010s, when the Riches were cooking in New York City, Asian influences were becoming conventional at high-end restaurants following the rise of influential chefs like David Chang and David Bouley, who rallied behind Japanese cuisine.
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Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2026
Paving the way for the likes of Love, Simon and Heated Rivalry, a beloved indie gay rom-com of the early aughts is marking a milestone anniversary.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026
Since the early aughts, Sienna Miller has been the go-to inspiration for boho beach waves, milky skin, and pinch-me cheeks.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 23 Mar. 2026
The first season’s view of the deprivations of reality TV captured the apocalyptic feeling of Hollywood in the early aughts, the sense that reality, cheaper to film than a standard network show, would mean the end of jobs.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
If In Treatment, HBO’s late-aughts psychotherapeutic procedural, made a certain kind of viewer yearn for the psychiatrist’s couch, expect The Pitt to do the same for the emergency room.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
This year’s Oscars, the 98th edition, will also unfold with the country at war in the Middle East, but despite that symmetry, rewatching the 2003 telecast today is to be reminded of just how radically the culture of Hollywood has been altered by the political upheavals of the early aughts.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 12 Mar. 2026
Netflix also released a brief teaser for The Hawk with Ferrell in his early aughts finery.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 2026
Indeed, Hadid's full look was the epitome of early aughts fashion; apart from the capri pants, the 29-year-old also opted for a black lace cami, a black leather jacket, and black Jimmy Choo heels.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 11 Mar. 2026
Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2026
Paving the way for the likes of Love, Simon and Heated Rivalry, a beloved indie gay rom-com of the early aughts is marking a milestone anniversary.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026
Since the early aughts, Sienna Miller has been the go-to inspiration for boho beach waves, milky skin, and pinch-me cheeks.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 23 Mar. 2026
The first season’s view of the deprivations of reality TV captured the apocalyptic feeling of Hollywood in the early aughts, the sense that reality, cheaper to film than a standard network show, would mean the end of jobs.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
If In Treatment, HBO’s late-aughts psychotherapeutic procedural, made a certain kind of viewer yearn for the psychiatrist’s couch, expect The Pitt to do the same for the emergency room.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
This year’s Oscars, the 98th edition, will also unfold with the country at war in the Middle East, but despite that symmetry, rewatching the 2003 telecast today is to be reminded of just how radically the culture of Hollywood has been altered by the political upheavals of the early aughts.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 12 Mar. 2026
Netflix also released a brief teaser for The Hawk with Ferrell in his early aughts finery.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 2026
Indeed, Hadid's full look was the epitome of early aughts fashion; apart from the capri pants, the 29-year-old also opted for a black lace cami, a black leather jacket, and black Jimmy Choo heels.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aughts
zeros
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Extrapolating from the National Weather Service estimates, the likelihood of being struck six times is roughly one in 13 septillion—that’s a 13 followed by 24 zeros.—
Jacob Stern,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
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Klassen gave up two runs in the inning, before settling down and putting up zeros in the second and third.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Aughts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aughts. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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