as in worthless
having no usefulness
a fish that was once regarded as valueless and routinely thrown away by fishermen
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Another recurring feature of the biggest asset booms is outright chicanery, such as fraudulent accounting, the marketing of worthless securities, and plain old stealing.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025 -
Marks drew a parallel to the late 1990s internet boom, which promised to transform the world — and ultimately did — yet left a trail of worthless companies in its wake.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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Current school board President Kareem Moncree-Moffett, longtime member Brandon Craig and Jim Crosset, appointed last year to fill an empty seat left by Mike Moroski, make up the incumbents running for reelection.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
13 Oct. 2025
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Sean Kuraly sealed the win by hitting an empty net with three seconds left in the game.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Valueless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/valueless. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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