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as in nobody
a person of no importance or influence
those snobs on the cruise ship tried to make me feel like a complete zero
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as in depth
the lowest point or level
after several dating disasters, my confidence with the opposite sex is at zero
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Recent Examples of zero
In 2025, the four tournaments paid out over $285 million between them, while their leaders spent the year shadowboxing with the players who make their events unmissable, whose gravity pulls in the broadcast deals and sponsorships, with their own dollar signs and zeroes.
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Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Then, the news got even sweeter when the clerk realized that there were some zeros missing.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 4 Jan. 2026
And San Francisco needed every bit of it to escape with a win on Sunday against a Bears offense that racked up 440 yards (the 49ers had 496) and were 2 yards away from a game-winning touchdown when Caleb Williams’ pass fell incomplete with the clock showing zeroes.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 29 Dec. 2025
Surely that number was off by a few zeros?
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
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Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Then, the news got even sweeter when the clerk realized that there were some zeros missing.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 4 Jan. 2026
And San Francisco needed every bit of it to escape with a win on Sunday against a Bears offense that racked up 440 yards (the 49ers had 496) and were 2 yards away from a game-winning touchdown when Caleb Williams’ pass fell incomplete with the clock showing zeroes.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 29 Dec. 2025
Surely that number was off by a few zeros?
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zero
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When Dana, who, like Virginia, had been successful in writing pleasant but undistinguished nothings—in her case, songs for Billy Rose’s revues—decided to try taking on more serious music by studying with Boulanger, Virginia entered a deep downward spiral.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
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Why did her mom press so hard for the littlest of nothings?—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
4 Dec. 2025
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Many of Newsom’s critics who breathlessly report on his evil plans (that the left-wing mainstream media supposedly cover up) are just nobodies who feign authority and are obviously fronting for right-wing organizations.—
Dan Walters,
Oc Register,
16 Dec. 2025
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Where else could award winning writers pop off about nothing at all, and nobodies could rattle the ivory towers?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Nov. 2025
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Bring to reality television that depth of interiority that only fiction can.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Their distribution appears to be worldwide, but sparse, spanning tropical and temperate waters at depths between 820-4,921 feet (250-1,500 meters).—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Finally, Marilyn is not presented as a cipher to be solved or quarry to be caged.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2026
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The Blind Owl is extremely dense, brimming with metaphors and ciphers and symbols.—
Amir Ahmadi Arian,
The Dial,
15 Jan. 2026
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The ditch that’s up to 19 feet deep dwarfs the heavy machinery inside of it.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
26 Jan. 2026
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Selections available on the market include ‘Pride of Houston’, a medium to tall female shrub with a heavy fruit set, and ‘Schillings Dwarf’, a dwarf selection that grows only 3–4 feet tall and wide.—
Daniel Scott,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Jan. 2026
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Get your deck or patio ready with these lightweight, waterproof seats.—
Jacquelyn McGilvray,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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The featherweight title was left vacant ahead of UFC 314 when Topuria moved up to lightweight, winning that belt at UFC 317 with a knockout victory over Charles Oliveira.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Last of the Bugs is definitely a big part of the album themes and insects and bugs and change.—
Rachel DeSantis,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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People handling or consuming the products could become seriously ill due to adulteration from pests, including rodents, birds and insects, the company said.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
IndyStar,
29 Jan. 2026
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The Oh-My-God particle first interacted with an atomic nucleus in the upper atmosphere, producing a series of daughter particles that each maintain a fraction of the original particle’s momentum, which then collide with greater and greater numbers of particles, and so on.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Jan. 2026
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Nipah outbreaks happen nearly every year in parts of Asia, often in Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore, with Bangladesh recording the highest number of infections.—
Michal Ruprecht,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Zero.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zero. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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