nils

Definition of nilsnext
plural of nil
as in zeros
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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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
Noun
  • The still-unidentified Zodiac Killer, who terrorized the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 1960s, frequently sent threats, demands and ciphers to multiple local papers — namely the San Francisco Chronicle.
    Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
  • The Blind Owl is extremely dense, brimming with metaphors and ciphers and symbols.
    Amir Ahmadi Arian, The Dial, 15 Jan. 2026
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“Nils.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nils. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.

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