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as in none
no person there is nobody home nobody wants to clean up that mess

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Recent Examples of nobody
Noun
While some men are jumping on board, the most popular of these creators—which range from nobodies doing voiceovers to far-right provocateurs like Candance Owens and Megyn Kelly—are women speaking to other women. Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2025 Those free passes were a frequent abuse of the law in the past, and low-profile corporate nobodies got away with them for years. The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025 The owner, knowing that his establishment is at capacity and taking into consideration the troublesome nobodies who are seeking entry, brusquely sends them away. Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024 Two high school nobodies make the decision to crash the last major celebration before the new millennium on New Year’s Eve 1999. Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for nobody
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nobody
Noun
  • In the hands of a lesser actor and director, Laura might have been a frustrating cipher.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
  • If Belinda’s lightning-fast transformation is a cipher for Mike White’s thoughts on the corrosive power of money, then perhaps Laurie’s emotional speech comes closest to explaining how a good life could be oriented.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Tell me a little bit about the technical side of filming a dwarf and an elf together.
    Devan Coggan, EW.com, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Other new characters include Disa, the first female dwarf ever shown in the Lord of the Rings series.
    Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2022
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
  • Stay cool with clothing: Select lightweight and loose-fitting outfits for enhanced comfort.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 21 May 2025
  • And if your mom is also a lightweight who can't finish a 6-ounce pour in one go, the 6-ounce size is also compatible with the small MagSlider lid ($10).
    Adrienne So, Wired News, 1 May 2025
Noun
  • The restaurant violated 15 standards, including dead insects in back dry storage area and a mattress in the dumpster area.
    Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 23 May 2025
  • And Swainson’s hawks have been known to follow behind tractors and other farm equipment to nab insects and rodents that get flushed out.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • Pour the sauce over and gently toss with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula until the shrimp and avocado are thoroughly coated.
    Janelle Davis, CNN, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Brine shrimp are a critical food source for the aquaculture industry.
    Evan Bush, NBC News, 21 Jan. 2023
Noun
  • That pitcher would preferably sign a contract without too many zeros and commas.
    Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 19 May 2025
  • That is a 1 followed by 78 zeros, which is unimaginably far into the future.
    Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 15 May 2025

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“Nobody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nobody. Accessed 27 May. 2025.

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