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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
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.
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Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 29 Dec. 2025
Surely that number was off by a few zeros?
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Trump is good at counting zeroes.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 15 Dec. 2025
How Prescott can find success against it -- or not -- could determine if Dallas still has a fighter’s chance at the postseason when the clock hits triple zeroes.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Dec. 2025
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Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 29 Dec. 2025
Surely that number was off by a few zeros?
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Trump is good at counting zeroes.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 15 Dec. 2025
How Prescott can find success against it -- or not -- could determine if Dallas still has a fighter’s chance at the postseason when the clock hits triple zeroes.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 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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At a depth of close to 50m but clearly visible to divers in the blue Antalyan sea was the ship’s cargo, scattered across the seabed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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Wagner was deeply involved in the storylines of her character, working closely with the show's creator, Kenneth Johnson, to ensure her character had depth and interesting storylines.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Like Dostoyevsky, Capote doesn’t portray his killers as demonic ciphers, instead capturing their messy complexity.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2026
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Two streetlamps engaged in a mute but luminous dialogue, an indecipherable Morse code, alluding to the silent exchanges and secret ciphers of strangers who meet there for their trysts.—
Javier Montes,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2026
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Skip cosmetic pruning of conifers during the coldest part of winter and delay shaping trims for ornamental yews, junipers, boxwoods, and tree-type conifers like dwarf spruces until after the new flush of growth in spring.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Jan. 2026
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Care Requirements When cultivating a dwarf apple tree indoors, choose a container with drainage holes that has a top diameter of 18 to 22 inches or a capacity of 15 to 25 gallons.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
10 Jan. 2026
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Its lightweight, metal frame is easy for one person to maneuver, and the size reflects enough light to make even your shoebox feel grand.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
12 Jan. 2026
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The Samsonite Winfield 2 Hardside Expandable Checked Bag is a Travel + Leisure editor favorite, thanks to its lightweight yet durable shell.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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This damages the trunk and leaves an ugly, elongated canker that invites insects and stresses the tree, leading to stunted growth, sparse foliage, and stem dieback.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Jan. 2026
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The insect chews through the layer, and eventually the damage is akin to putting a permanent tourniquet on the tree.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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The buyer called the number, prompting House officials to investigate and discover that multiple phones ordered under Southerland’s account were unaccounted for, prosecutors said.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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Advertisement What makes these cuts particularly remarkable is that on May 14, 2025, the Division of Overdose Prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had announced, based on provisional data, that the number of overdose deaths in 2024 had dropped 27%.—
Charles LeBaron,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Zero.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zero. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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