goose egg

as in nothing
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 egg Remember that goose egg for Founding Farmers years ago? Anna Spiegel, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024 But a second-half goose egg on the scoreboard led to a 30-13 defeat for the Bills, and Smith won MVP after scoring two touchdowns and rushing for 132 yards on 30 carries. Scott Thompson, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2025 Prior to Sunday, Courtland Sutton was a No. 1 receiver whose time in Denver was winding down — a goose egg at New Orleans serving as the latest bit of evidence. Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2024 Remember that goose egg for Founding Farmers years ago? Anna Spiegel, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for goose egg
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Noun
  • My memoir was built of gaps, juxtaposition, weird little nothings.
    Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The one whose legs turned nothings into somethings, improvising the Lions’ entire defensive game plan into a pile of ash?
    Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2024
Noun
  • That inning resulted in some changes on our end and he’s put up zeros ever since.
    Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
  • Quantum computers are machines that use the laws of quantum mechanics to solve problems too complex for classical computers, which store information in bits (ones and zeroes).
    Ryan Browne, CNBC, 11 June 2025

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“Goose egg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goose%20egg. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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