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Recent Examples of naught
So, all the drama was for naught.
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
But what does that even mean, for naught?
—Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
This isn't to say that Raskin's quest for a truly humane computer has completely come to naught.
—Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
So the general vindication of the method was a very big deal for the IRS because, had the Tax Court invalidated the method, basically the whole cautionary and regulatory overhaul would have been for naught.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
But what does that even mean, for naught?
—Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
This isn't to say that Raskin's quest for a truly humane computer has completely come to naught.
—Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
So the general vindication of the method was a very big deal for the IRS because, had the Tax Court invalidated the method, basically the whole cautionary and regulatory overhaul would have been for naught.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for naught
Noun
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When Dana, who, like Virginia, had been successful in writing pleasant but undistinguished nothings—in her case, songs for Billy Rose’s revues—decided to try taking on more serious music by studying with Boulanger, Virginia entered a deep downward spiral.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
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Why did her mom press so hard for the littlest of nothings?—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
4 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The Ducks dominated the first period by every measure except the score, with zeros remaining on the board as the teams headed to their respective dressing rooms.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
14 Jan. 2026
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And even that isn’t conceded until the game clock strikes triple zeroes.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
12 Jan. 2026
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By the time his Astroworld album arrived in 2018, Scott had fully fused his influences — Houston rap, electronic and EDM, Kanye-era maximalism, and aughts-vintage trap — into a blockbuster vision.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
21 Jan. 2026
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Abercrombie and Fitch dropped a secret archives collection full of nostalgia-inducing pieces that’ll take you back to the early aughts.—
Lauren Finney Harden,
InStyle,
19 Jan. 2026
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“Naught.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/naught. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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