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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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as in nothing
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Recent Examples of nowhere
David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
Right before Raw went off the air, Logan Paul appeared out of nowhere and clocked Jey Uso with a knockout punch.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Pete Hammond, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Cena struck first with the Attitude Adjustment out of nowhere.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Katherine J Igoe, Marie Claire, 19 Mar. 2020
The new coronavirus has brought sports across the globe to a halt, but perhaps nowhere was that abrupt ending more stunning than in the locker room of the UK rifle team.
—Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 20 Mar. 2020
See All Example Sentences for nowhere
Noun
The destruction of 70 percent of Gaza's infrastructure has left 1.9 million people displaced, with nowhere to return.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
Right before Raw went off the air, Logan Paul appeared out of nowhere and clocked Jey Uso with a knockout punch.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Adjective
And there also is Marcus (Benedict Wong), who first is revealed as the school principal who has to deal with all the suspicions and suspects but later appears out of nowhere in a very different way.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Cena struck first with the Attitude Adjustment out of nowhere.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Adverb
An early, out-of-nowhere jump scare keeps you on edge the entire time, even though the rest of the movie's pretty quiet as Rachel (Naomi Watts) attempts to save her son from the extremely pissed off ghost Samara.
—Katherine J Igoe, Marie Claire, 19 Mar. 2020
The new coronavirus has brought sports across the globe to a halt, but perhaps nowhere was that abrupt ending more stunning than in the locker room of the UK rifle team.
—Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 20 Mar. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nowhere
Noun
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His family often had to hide in the bushes in the countryside — sometimes for days at a time — to escape rebel attacks.—
Sophia Li,
NPR,
17 Aug. 2025
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When the Nazis occupied France, the family took refuge in the countryside.—
Danny Robb,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Unlike many popular artists, she was never classically trained or in any other bands, nor was she plucked from obscurity to perform assembly-line creations.—
Holden Seidlitz,
New Yorker,
5 Aug. 2025
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Trey White was that someone last season for San Diego State, emerging from obscurity as a backup linebacker to national prominence as a starting edge rusher on SDSU’s defensive line.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Pour out a bit of suede cleaning liquid (or an acid like white vinegar) onto a dry cloth, rubbing it into the shoe’s upper to lightly dampen the affected suede and break apart particle clumps.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
25 June 2025
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People are going around scavenging from construction sites and breaking apart wood pallets from ships that deliver food.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This is higher than the 2.3% rate from a year ago but still well below the official rates set for any country.—
Raul Elizalde,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The Bering Sea is also home to some of the most profitable fish stocks in the world, where not only Russia and the U.S. are actively fishing, but also other countries like China.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Cardholders report that rewards are devalued, denied, disappeared, or fine-printed to oblivion, their actual redemption details dramatically different from their marketing materials.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
24 July 2025
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Crystal Cruises’ Crystal Symphony Crystal Cruises was bankrupt and facing oblivion when it was rescued by luxury tour operator Abercrombie & Kent, which bought the 602-passenger Crystal Symphony (and 740-passenger Crystal Serenity) and relaunched the brand.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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In an exploration of masculinity and desire in a small, isolated town, Jack assumes his son, Tom (Henry Lawfull), will join the family business after leaving school, but his resistance to follow in Jack’s footsteps causes familial tension.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Aug. 2025
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This was no isolated outburst, but part of a broader effort to delegitimize conservative participation in academic life.—
Ilya Shapiro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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While some characters like Connie and Bobby literally grow, true to the show’s comedic approach, King of the Hill’s return underscores how whether in real or animated life, some people never change.—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025
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The federal government has never before used the census to directly ask for the citizenship status of every person living in every household in the United States.—
Hansi Lo Wang,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Since then, conservative groups have sought to ban the use of ballot drop boxes, citing the law's silence on their use.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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But what happens when their silence becomes the red flag?—
Laurie Shakur,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Nowhere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nowhere. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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