Thesaurus results for GOOSE EGGS

goose eggs

noun

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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Recent Examples of goose eggs Pritchard has been a hit-or-miss scorer of late, notching single-digit point totals in four of his last eight games, including goose eggs against Philadelphia and Charlotte. —

Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2026

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Noun

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
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