naughts

plural of naught
as in zeros
the numerical symbol 0 or the absence of number or quantity represented by it my locker number is naught-seven-two

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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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  • The show marked Bledel's first major role and made Graham one of TV's most notable leading ladies of the aughts.
    Anika Reed, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Challenger equated the impact of AI on the current labor market to the rise of the internet in the early aughts.
    Steve Kopack, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Naughts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/naughts. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.

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