goose eggs

Definition of goose eggsnext
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
  • After both sides put up zeroes in the 10th, Lazaro Collera ran into early trouble on the mound for Miami in the 11th.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Gu explained that modern computers store data as a series of zeros and ones.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Alex Garcia’s cheeseburger tartare is a mound of rib-eye sliced by hand into dice-sized squares of meat, dressed in a vinaigrette that zips with pickle brine, soy, mustard and even a squirt or two of ketchup.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The women’s proposition sees quarter-zips (a key trend of the season, popularized by Matthieu Blazy’s Chanel runway), polo tops, tees and shirts of many kinds, colors and finishes–short- and long-sleeve–with generous use of checks and stripes.
    Alice Cary, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2026
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“Goose eggs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goose%20eggs. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.

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