naught

variants also nought
as in zero
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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Recent Examples of naught That will count for nought as the real business gets underway, however, as Saturday's hosts seek to claim an early scalp despite barely avoiding relegation last term. Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025 Attempts by his mother and stepfather (Adam Tompa) to communicate with him are fruitless; various therapists and special schools have likewise come to naught. Guy Lodge, Variety, 10 Aug. 2025 Lucas Giolito’s 7 shutout innings for naught as Sox can’t complete sweep The Red Sox squandered seven shutout innings from Lucas Giolito and dropped yet another 1-run game. Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 24 May 2025 That's much higher than with other infectious diseases, such as Ebola with an R naught of 2. Alyson Hurt, NPR, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for naught
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Noun
  • When a scientist sends an electric pulse through the electrodes, the neurons can respond with activity spikes, a biological equivalent of the binary ones and zeroes in digital computing.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Shook his head to say no, those zeroes were correct.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This recipe gets an extra bit of zip from chunks of pineapple.
    Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The singer’s sleek knee-high boot features a zip fastening on the inner side of the leg.
    Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Pennie Clark Ianniciello spent decades as Costco’s book buyer, building the company into a major publishing-industry player by the mid-aughts.
    Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Since then, the Hussar pelisse ironically became something of a uniform in the early aughts for musicians, including Michael Jackson, Beyoncé and Rihanna, and bands such as British alt-indie group The Libertines and US pop-punk band My Chemical Romance.
    Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • My memoir was built of gaps, juxtaposition, weird little nothings.
    Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 16 Dec. 2024
  • But nothings more peaceful than tomorrow to a man going through pain today.
    Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2024

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“Naught.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/naught. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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