as in nothing
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as in countryside
the open rural area outside of big towns and cities
from the looks of things, we're stranded in nowhere and most likely its proverbial middle
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as in obscurity
the quality or state of being mostly or completely unknown
in a few short years he rose out of nowhere to prominence in the tech industry
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Recent Examples of nowhere
Arkansas Online, 16 Mar. 2026
Economic ripples With traffic through the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed, oil producers are cutting production because their crude has nowhere to go.
—CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 13 May 2020
An out-of-nowhere VP choice might be enough to generate a boomlet of media attention, but there are limited options.
—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 8 Apr. 2020
Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
His co-star Miles Caton snuck in at SAG, but the 20-year-old’s out-of-nowhere performance as Sinners’s secret lead feels more liable to garner recognition for casting director Francine Maisler than Caton himself.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2026
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Adverb
Families were being turned away not because the facilities were full, but because there was nowhere to put their vehicles.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Mar. 2026
Economic ripples With traffic through the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed, oil producers are cutting production because their crude has nowhere to go.
—CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
Noun
While the series has officially concluded, this comeback special fast forwards to an entirely new, out-of-nowhere plot point and is therefore easy to watch for novices.
—Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 13 May 2020
An out-of-nowhere VP choice might be enough to generate a boomlet of media attention, but there are limited options.
—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 8 Apr. 2020
Adjective
The Rangers are once again a nowhere team, moving further and further away from winning Dolan his first Stanley Cup.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
His co-star Miles Caton snuck in at SAG, but the 20-year-old’s out-of-nowhere performance as Sinners’s secret lead feels more liable to garner recognition for casting director Francine Maisler than Caton himself.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nowhere
Noun
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This 1830s-era home on the property of Pickett Hill Farm is quintessential countryside.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
19 Mar. 2026
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Maiduguri has been at the heart of deadly violence in Nigeria in the past, but has experienced relative peace in recent years, even as the countryside is often battered by extremists.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Offshore planning that relies primarily on obscurity misunderstands how transparent global finance has become.—
Ascend Agency,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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But Chase does not slink off into the obscurity of his podcast studio.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Cover and cook on high for 4 to 5 hours or low for 7 to 8 hours, until the beef is fall-apart tender.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026
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The falling apart part is crucial.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Some people play college ball and never touch March Madness.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Mar. 2026
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The sense of shame never really goes away.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Umerov, the secretary of Ukraine’s national security and defense council, visited the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and Jordan in the past week and said the drone defenses were deployed in those countries.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
21 Mar. 2026
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In a telephone interview with Kyodo News on Friday, Araghchi denied closing the passageway, insisting instead that countries attacking Iran face restrictions, while others were being offered assistance.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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To some kind of informational oblivion?—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2026
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The game was considered a bubble elimination contest, meaning the loser had their already fading hopes of an at-large NCAA berth slip into oblivion with no more chances to play.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Avoid tall, isolated trees or other elevated objects.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Mar. 2026
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The heaviest rain is expected mostly on the Big Island and the island of Maui, but the other islands will see some rain showers and perhaps some isolated heavy pockets of rain.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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His words should prompt reflection on whether our nation’s silence serves justice or merely shields oppression.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Apple recently introduced AutoMix, which uses AI to analyze songs and automatically blend tracks by matching tempo and beats, eliminating silence between songs, adding crossfades and so on.—
Trevor Laurence Jockims,
CNBC,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Nowhere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nowhere. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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