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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
Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2025
With nowhere to go, Williams slept in his van in a Walmart parking lot for the next week.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2025
Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 26 June 2025
There’s nowhere else quite like Louisiana, with its intricate landscape of bays, bayous and inlets that wind, maze-like, through a seemingly endless expanse of marsh.
—Boyce Upholt, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 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
With nowhere to go, Warren ended up living in his car.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2025
With nowhere to go, Williams slept in his van in a Walmart parking lot for the next week.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
Kyle Rittenhouse, who rose to fame in conservative circles during the pandemic, is now nowhere to be seen online.
—Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 26 June 2025
There’s nowhere else quite like Louisiana, with its intricate landscape of bays, bayous and inlets that wind, maze-like, through a seemingly endless expanse of marsh.
—Boyce Upholt, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 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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My earliest memories are of a huge accordion in front of me while the musicians, who passed through my house – my father, who was a manager of musicians coming from the countryside of Argentina to Buenos Aires, always hosted them – played and rehearsed nearby.—
DAVID BURKE,
Miami Herald,
9 July 2025
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Set in the Tuscan countryside, Castelfalfi is a medieval village surrounded by vineyards and olive groves.—
Heather Richardson,
Travel + Leisure,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Now Ada is in charge of the purse strings and Agnes fears her own obscurity and irrelevance.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
23 June 2025
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That drags out decisions, drives up costs, and pushes even strong products into obscurity.—
Jaime Catmull,
Forbes.com,
13 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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All of the other letters were similar, telling countries that the new tariffs were intended to rectify trade imbalances with the U.S. The letter to Brazil, however, was about Brazilian politics.—
Danielle Kurtzleben,
NPR,
9 July 2025
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The European Commission and its president, Ursula von der Leyen, are navigating a tightrope–balancing a unified negotiating stance with the political and economic pressures facing individual countries.—
Myron Brilliant,
Time,
9 July 2025
Noun
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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
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The Movie features Brad Pitt as a fallen Formula One star who upshifts back from career oblivion and personal wreckage to the pinnacle of racing.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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Keep a distance from tall, isolated trees or other elevated objects.—
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Updated July 8,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 July 2025
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The greatest threat with these storms will be damaging wind gusts up to 70mph and isolated hail.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 July 2025
Adverb
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From Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill: Volume 1 & 2, to even playing the seductive Poison Ivy in the campy Batman & Robin film, Thurman, 55, has never been far from a hot topic with movie lovers.—
Jeff Conway,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Gauff was never quite at her best Tuesday against Yastremska, who had lost all three of their previous matchups and currently is ranked 42nd.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Yet this silence only ensures that the aid continues to empower the very actors responsible for mass suffering.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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What looks like profundity might be vacancy, dressed in good tailoring and received in silence.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
10 July 2025
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“Nowhere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nowhere. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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