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Recent Examples of goose egg
Clayton finally scored on some free throws to break his goose egg on the score sheet.
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Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
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
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Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for goose egg
Noun
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My memoir was built of gaps, juxtaposition, weird little nothings.—
Cheri Lucas Rowlands,
Longreads,
16 Dec. 2024
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But nothings more peaceful than tomorrow to a man going through pain today.—
Becca Longmire,
Peoplemag,
22 Feb. 2024
Noun
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Shook his head to say no, those zeroes were correct.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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The zeroes the Brewers put up did not come easily.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Goose egg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goose%20egg. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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