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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
The two lefties traded zeroes for seven innings before Vinnie Pasquantino took Tyler Rogers deep in the eighth for what proved to be a decisive shot over the right field wall.
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Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 20 May 2025
The experiments are reported to have created 178,000 gold atoms every second, a modest start in creating a gram of gold which contains 3057 billion billions of atoms (3057 and 18 zeroes).
—Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
For five innings, Luke Bailey of Granite Hills and Brady Gunn of Henry matched zeros, with both teams playing great defense behind their starting pitchers.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2025
If fewer than 35 years of earnings exist, zeros are averaged in.
—Mike Sylvester, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
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Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 20 May 2025
The experiments are reported to have created 178,000 gold atoms every second, a modest start in creating a gram of gold which contains 3057 billion billions of atoms (3057 and 18 zeroes).
—Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
For five innings, Luke Bailey of Granite Hills and Brady Gunn of Henry matched zeros, with both teams playing great defense behind their starting pitchers.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2025
If fewer than 35 years of earnings exist, zeros are averaged in.
—Mike Sylvester, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zero
Noun
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My memoir was built of gaps, juxtaposition, weird little nothings.—
Cheri Lucas Rowlands,
Longreads,
16 Dec. 2024
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The one whose legs turned nothings into somethings, improvising the Lions’ entire defensive game plan into a pile of ash?—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
10 Feb. 2024
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None of these nobodies is performing like Grimes just yet, and until someone does Grier better get active trying to find a handful of veteran cornerbacks whom this team can call on, and sign to patch up the weakest unit on the team.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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And maybe that’s a metaphor for the way a lot of middle-class nobodies feel.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
13 May 2025
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With this technology, AI can improve liveness detection by assessing micro-movements, texture and 3D depth to distinguish actual users from photographs or masks.—
Rohan Pinto,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Just because tweens spend more time online doesn’t mean their friendships lack depth.—
Dia Gallo,
Parents,
17 June 2025
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With the score tied at nil-nil, Coda has his penalty saved, awarded when Giuseppe Sibilli was brought down in the area.—
David Ferrini,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Lozano left the field, tried to rally, but never rejoined a match that would end nil-nil.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Mar. 2025
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Second, between February and October 1942, the Germans changed the anatomy of their Enigma cipher machine, meaning the Allies were unable to decode the messages sent to and from U-boats.—
Asia London Palomba,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 June 2025
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Black Samson goes on to complete the cipher with the presence of some new blood including Benny the Butcher, 38 Spesh and RJ Payne.—
Ime Ekpo,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Tell me a little bit about the technical side of filming a dwarf and an elf together.—
Devan Coggan,
EW.com,
13 Oct. 2022
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Other new characters include Disa, the first female dwarf ever shown in the Lord of the Rings series.—
Ethan Millman,
Rolling Stone,
22 July 2022
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Specs Field of view 6.5° (341 feet at 1,000 yards) Close focus 10 feet Weight 12.4 oz (351 g) Eye relief 16mm More Great Compact Binoculars Photograph: Zeiss Zeiss Terra ED 8 x 25 Binoculars $400 Amazon These lightweight (10.9 ounces) pocket bins from Zeiss deliver a very good, sharp image.—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
25 June 2025
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Since aluminum isn’t heavy and doesn’t rust in salty conditions, options like the lightweight CoolCabana5 are a great choice for the beach.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
24 June 2025
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Unfortunately, those charming heads of cabbage often end up full of holes from all sorts of insect pests.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
15 June 2025
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Shade crop is like a row cover, but more pigmented and with an overall goal of protecting from heat damage rather than insect damage.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2025
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“Zero.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zero. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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