goose eggs

plural of goose egg
as in zeros
the numerical symbol 0 or the absence of number or quantity represented by it was such a bad bowler that his final score was a big, fat goose egg

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Noun
  • According to Bruce Blair, a former Air Force launch officer and nuclear policy expert, between 1962 and the mid-1970s the most powerful digits on the globe were simple – eight zeros.
    Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
  • After exchanging zeros, All-Star catcher Will Smith pounded a solo home run with two outs in the 11th inning.
    Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
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  • Pair it with the burgundy leather trousers, based on our ski pants, with the calf zips open to show off a good pair of boots.
    Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
  • As the object zips around the warmest part of that loop near the sun, its ice turns to gas, which causes the comet to shed dust and other material.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Goose eggs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goose%20eggs. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.

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