Thesaurus results for ZERO HOURS

zero hours

noun

plural of zero hour

as in crises

a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action we're at the zero hour, so someone has to make a decision

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Recent Examples of zero hours Nevertheless, this is an improvement on the zero hours that (many) men were doing 50 years ago. — Meg Walters, Glamour, 9 Nov. 2025

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These educational crises—combined with evolutions in technology and culture—have rendered the experience of reading fiction, let alone poetry, a dispensable element of human life.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 8 July 2026
Bolstered by poetic visuals and stunning performances from the young cast, Thorne’s psychological approach offers profound insight into the unconscious impulses that underlie our current political crises.

— Judy Berman, Time, 8 July 2026

Definition of crises

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Inventories in Cushing, Oklahoma, the pipeline crossroads of America, remain below operational stress levels.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
In India, a Monitor writer’s awe-inspiring train ride through the Himalayas reveals a region at a political and social crossroads.

— Aakash Hassan, Christian Science Monitor, 8 July 2026

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Another practice involved staff stuffing insects, herbs and different scents into the leaves of lettuce heads, offering the adolescent skunks another challenge that would put their developing foraging skills to the test.

— Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
With the Lopes Cabral image, there are tons and tons of pieces of a man and woman embracing with their heads next to each other.

— T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 8 July 2026

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