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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
Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Sigel claimed that out of nowhere, Bleek popped up with four of the tracks.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 21 Jan. 2025
July 23, NPR, 23 July 2025
With the bases loaded and nowhere to put Sosa, Brandon Marsh waltzed home for the 3-2 victory.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 July 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
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Noun
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
Sigel claimed that out of nowhere, Bleek popped up with four of the tracks.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 21 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Since returning to office, President Trump has moved swiftly to upend decades of federal policy—from education to healthcare to vaccines...but nowhere more aggressively than immigration.
—July 23, NPR, 23 July 2025
With the bases loaded and nowhere to put Sosa, Brandon Marsh waltzed home for the 3-2 victory.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 July 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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Growing up in the countryside of Jamaica, holistic esthetician and founder of IN GROOV Shani Hillian watched her elders picking herbs from their garden for skin ailments.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 July 2025
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Workers work in a Molfetta countryside in Italy, on October 24, 2024, during the olive harvest.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
24 July 2025
Noun
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The Future of Wine: Innovation, Direct Sales, and New Challenges The rapid rise of non-alcoholic beverages doesn’t mean traditional alcohol categories are fading into obscurity.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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But worse, Apple would be risking its movies fading into obscurity.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
30 June 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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Besides the Cousins' Buechel neighborhood home, Moore and his local crew shot at the former D. Nalley's diner in Old Louisville and Powder Keg Fireworks in Jeffersonville, Indiana, as well as various country roads and a lake in Southern Indiana.—
Kirby Adams,
The Courier-Journal,
22 July 2025
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Iran and Russia have launched a joint naval drill in the Caspian Sea, which borders both countries and lies between Eastern Europe and Central Asia, according to Iranian media.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 July 2025
Noun
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And the obscure poets and thinkers went flying back into oblivion.—
Peter Wortsman
July 14,
Literary Hub,
14 July 2025
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However, the most promising of these, a mission named OSIRIS-Apex that breathes new life into an old spacecraft that otherwise would drift into oblivion, is slated for cancellation by the Trump White House's budget for fiscal year 2026.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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Stay away from tall, isolated trees or other tall objects.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
21 July 2025
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Pulling the plug on these dollars is likely to impact rural stations the most, which feed information, entertainment and education to isolated communities.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
Adverb
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Doyle Alexander never asked to be the icon for be-careful-what-you-wish-for trades at MLB’s annual summer deadline.—
Ryan Ford,
Freep.com,
29 July 2025
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The finish is luminous and never greasy, The texture is creamy but won’t slip.—
Kristen Philipkoski,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
Noun
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This growing divide between women’s needs and workplace support reflects a deeper issue: the cultural silence surrounding menopause is starting to crack—but only slowly.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
22 July 2025
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An overwhelming number of users thanked her for breaking the silence around postpartum struggles.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 July 2025
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“Nowhere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nowhere. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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