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nil

noun

ˈnil

as in zero

the numerical symbol 0 or the absence of number or quantity represented by it the difference in the audio performance of those two CD players is nil

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Recent Examples of nil Their prospects, however, are just this side of nil. —

Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2025 While the chance of such scenarios playing out is close to nil, McLaren is not ruling Verstappen out, especially after the race at Baku, where the Papaya outfit was on the back foot in many ways. —

Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025 With the score tied at nil-nil, Coda has his penalty saved, awarded when Giuseppe Sibilli was brought down in the area. —

David Ferrini, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025 Over eleven years, the latter seven or eight of them devoted to New Deal therapy, the economy’s growth was absolute nil. —

Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for nil

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Quigley snapped a long string of zeroes on the scoreboard, slicing a two-out, walk-off single to right field to score Abby Zawadzki from second base for the North Stars (8-0, 2-0).

— Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
The two starters matched zeros through four innings and both flirted with no-hitters.

— Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 18 Apr. 2026