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
The actress, who spent much of her youth starring in Disney Channel’s biggest early aughts projects, is a lifelong, diehard basketball fan.
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Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 9 May 2026
In the 1990s and early aughts, Thorsen worked as a visiting scientist from Denmark at the CDC’s Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities -- just as new public health initiatives in the area were flourishing and flush with fresh funding.
—Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 8 May 2026
His foray into genre continued when fellow Kiwi Peter Jackson helmed the Lord of the Rings trilogy in the early aughts.
—James Grebey, Time, 8 May 2026
Brady has known Maher for a while, even going on Maher’s ABC show Politically Incorrect in the aughts.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 May 2026
Following a handful of roles in the early aughts, including Me Without You and Stardust, Eliot would restart their acting career with several roles in recent years.
—Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
The baseline sexism of the ’90s and aughts drew some publishers and critics to classify any fiction written for or by women in that era as chick lit, even books that didn’t remotely qualify.
—Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 4 May 2026
In the aughts, Coe collaborated with some members of heavy metal band Pantera, as well as Kid Rock, even covering music by the latter.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
These pieces are generally from an earlier era of Lilly Pulitzer's history, typically ranging from the 1960s to the early aughts.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2026
Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 9 May 2026
In the 1990s and early aughts, Thorsen worked as a visiting scientist from Denmark at the CDC’s Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities -- just as new public health initiatives in the area were flourishing and flush with fresh funding.
—Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 8 May 2026
His foray into genre continued when fellow Kiwi Peter Jackson helmed the Lord of the Rings trilogy in the early aughts.
—James Grebey, Time, 8 May 2026
Brady has known Maher for a while, even going on Maher’s ABC show Politically Incorrect in the aughts.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 May 2026
Following a handful of roles in the early aughts, including Me Without You and Stardust, Eliot would restart their acting career with several roles in recent years.
—Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
The baseline sexism of the ’90s and aughts drew some publishers and critics to classify any fiction written for or by women in that era as chick lit, even books that didn’t remotely qualify.
—Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 4 May 2026
In the aughts, Coe collaborated with some members of heavy metal band Pantera, as well as Kid Rock, even covering music by the latter.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
These pieces are generally from an earlier era of Lilly Pulitzer's history, typically ranging from the 1960s to the early aughts.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aughts
zeros
Noun
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Work fewer than 35 years and the SSA plugs zeros into the missing slots, which drags your benefit down.—
Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
6 May 2026
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Among pitchers who faced at least 120 hitters while putting up all those zeroes, only two streaks have ever been longer.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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“Aughts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aughts. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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