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
Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2025
The Spanish phrase is most often used in cycling to capture the sudden sense of paralysis and exhaustion that can strike out of nowhere.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 12 May 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
Philip Elliott, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
Sometimes, a naked man will come out of nowhere and disrupt proceedings.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
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Adverb
But nowhere is this information included on the actual protest form, which has no mention of including a trust name.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2025
The Spanish phrase is most often used in cycling to capture the sudden sense of paralysis and exhaustion that can strike out of nowhere.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Noun
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
Adjective
Indeed, which is why Trump’s sudden lurch—even a temporary one—came out of nowhere and jolted markets and sent Washington shouting into the void.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
Sometimes, a naked man will come out of nowhere and disrupt proceedings.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nowhere
Noun
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Save everything possible in the houses and the countryside; bury possessions and harvest.—
Ann Goldstein,
New Yorker,
25 May 2025
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Best Time To Visit The Göta Canal The best time to cycle the Göta Canal is between late spring and early fall when the weather is warm, the countryside is lush and canal life is in full swing.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
Noun
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American craft brewers helped rescue from obscurity the saison, a bubbly, crisp, gently spiced beer.—
Peter Rowe,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2025
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Al-Sheikh has risen from obscurity to quasi-royal prominence.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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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
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In the clip, two workers in high visibility vests appeared to use hammers and chisels to break apart stone blocks on the pyramid.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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In this case, those patterns would appear to stretch back to childhood, as Dillane plays Mike as an overgrown kid — one entombed by the insouciant aloofness of someone who’s never quite understood the connection between actions and their consequences.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
17 May 2025
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Always mow slopes and hills from side to side (and never mow when the grass is wet).—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
17 May 2025
Noun
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Bitcoin touched a record high above $111,000, and oil prices slid after Bloomberg said oil producing member countries, or OPEC+, are discussing a potential third consecutive oil production surge in July, with an output hike of 411,000 barrels a day among the options under consideration.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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By using the name of a monument for those not present, a monument with historical ties to ancient Greece and Egypt as well as our own culture, Brock highlights how honoring the dead goes beyond culture and country.—
James Dubinsky,
JSTOR Daily,
22 May 2025
Noun
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The Top 14 singers will perform alongside the trio for one last chance to dazzle the crowd, or risk fading into oblivion.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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Plus, the Russian economy indeed switched to 'war mode,' and the arms industry is now massively manufacturing large quantities of drones, missiles, and bombs to bombard Ukraine into oblivion.—
Isabel van Brugen,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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At an isolated hotel, a charismatic older man, Gustav (Schreiber), talks to a young artist, Adi (Smith), luring him toward greater and deeper confidences.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
22 May 2025
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If the tree is small and isolated, its north side may be entirely covered with pale green moss.—
Ted Updike,
Outdoor Life,
22 May 2025
Noun
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And then there’s the quiet stuff—travel, visuals, conversations, even silence.—
Zoya Hasan,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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It could be heard out on the concourse and the staircase and on the street, a kind of silence that could not be moved.—
Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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“Nowhere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nowhere. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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