aughts

plural of aught
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 View this post on Instagram Ashlee Simpson Simpson and Panettiere came of age in the same era of aughts Hollywood. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 18 Aug. 2026 But that era ended in the mid-aughts as those Atlas rockets reached retirement. Josh Dinner, Space.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Throughout the early aughts, the dairy farm experienced falling prices and water shortages in the Central Valley. Nancy Vienneau, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2026 Rave was purchased by Cinemark in 2013, but the theater has retained its Rave name and early aughts branding. Emily Holshouser august 14, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Aug. 2026 Lavandeira also defended her brother, who in the early aughts burst onto the internet’s celebrity culture and gossip scene with shocking headlines and often lewd doodles over celeb images. Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026 Amid the sea of blonde pop stars in the early aughts like Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Mandy Moore and Jessica Simpson came Hoku. Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026 Sandra Bullock’s Skinny Scarf A black dress could be considered more of a classic than a Y2K fashion trend, but this dress worn with pants is so early-aughts coded. Samantha Sutton, InStyle, 12 Aug. 2026 Beauty Gifts Amika Aura Hair and Body Mist Y2K style is back on so many levels, all thanks to Gen Z’s nostalgic obsession with the early aughts. Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 11 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aughts
zeros
Noun
  • The needle goes into the record, and the signal is continuous, and digital, of course, breaks it up into zeros and ones.
    Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Stripped of the zeroes, the ask is for a young business to reach Meta's scale in two more years.
    Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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“Aughts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aughts. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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