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Recent Examples of naught
After all, Raw arguably has a better and deeper roster of top-tier talent than SmackDown currently, but that’s all for naught if the world title and its champion aren’t presented accordingly.
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Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
However, that doesn’t mean this little twist in the plot is all for naught because what happens next is insane, and I am thrilled.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 29 Nov. 2024
But his efforts were all for naught.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 22 Nov. 2024
And similar to this game, a rookie quarterback’s great drive in crunch time was all for naught.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 17 Nov. 2024
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Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
However, that doesn’t mean this little twist in the plot is all for naught because what happens next is insane, and I am thrilled.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 29 Nov. 2024
But his efforts were all for naught.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 22 Nov. 2024
And similar to this game, a rookie quarterback’s great drive in crunch time was all for naught.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 17 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for naught
Noun
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Now the California Governor wants Trump to get behind a national tax incentives program similar to what other nations have been using for years, but with a lot more zeros at the end.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
5 May 2025
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There would be several advantages to translating a computer’s ones and zeros into the bases of genetic material (A, C, T, and G).—
Matthew Hutson,
The New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Despite being conservative in length, the pencil skirt appeared to have its zip intentionally undone at the waist, revealing another layer of fabric underneath.—
Rosa Rahimi,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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This mini zip pouch sits in the middle of the strap on the Bodie, making your items easily accessible.—
Brenda Stolyar,
Wired News,
2 May 2025
Noun
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For most of her career, and certainly since her portrayal of the harried, unglamorous sketch-show head writer Liz Lemon in 30 Rock coincided with the rise of pop feminism in the late aughts, her every plot and utterance has been widely scrutinized.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
1 May 2025
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Back in the early aughts, paying $98 for a pair of leggings, even in the Hamptons, seemed ludicrous.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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My memoir was built of gaps, juxtaposition, weird little nothings.—
Cheri Lucas Rowlands,
Longreads,
16 Dec. 2024
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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
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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
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Lozano left the field, tried to rally, but never rejoined a match that would end nil-nil.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Naught.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/naught. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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