zeros

variants also zeroes
plural of zero

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of zeros Whether that money becomes a blessing or a curse may depend less on the number of zeros than on the method of transfer. Christina Binkley, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2025 Dodgers players spoke in awe of the pitching performances, with opposing starters Tyler Glasnow and Cristopher Sánchez trading zeroes and combining to allow just one run over 12 1/3 innings. Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025 The Browns tried to move up the field with seven seconds left in the game, but Jamari Thrash failed to get out of bounds on the final play and the clock trickled down to triple zeroes. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025 One final, desperate possession Sunday ended at their own 48 with zeroes on the clock. Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 28 Sep. 2025 Verlander opened up the second half by allowing four runs and recording five outs against the Toronto Blue Jays, but with the help of some mechanical tweaks, the right-hander found a formula for putting up zeros. Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2025 The fertilizer bag display of N-P-K should have a bigger number in the first place and either zeros or smaller numbers for the other two nutrients, like 32-0-10. Charlotte Germane, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2025 The name was an accidental misspelling of googol, a term coined by a mathematician’s young son to describe a 1 with 100 zeros after it. ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025 The Bucs blew a 17-point fourth-quarter lead by having a kick to put them up two possessions blocked and returned for a touchdown, only to have Baker Mayfield march the offense back down the field for a game-winning 36-yard field goal from Chase McLaughlin with zeros on the clock. Chris Bumbaca, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zeros
Noun
  • Reports suggest that with new technologies enabling access to heat at depths beyond 26,000 feet, the world’s geothermal potential could reach nearly 600 terawatts of capacity.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The Philippines alone experienced over two dozen aftershocks, many clustered around Santiago, Baculin, Manay, and San Ignacio, with depths ranging from 10 to over 80 kilometers.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Such ciphers are easy to crack using techniques such as checking letter frequency and identifying common patterns.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
  • She, the cinema; he, the audience — these ciphers would be compelling in short-form, but in carrying a feature they’re only buoyed by the natural chemistry of their performers.
    Blake Simons, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Reportedly, the bacterial types suggest the man’s diet included plants and insects.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Proposals that the lights were swarming insects or birds carrying glowing fungus were quickly debunked.
    Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Once released, the dial zips back to its starting position.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Charter Club Women’s Quarter Zip Sweater Half zips are back!
    Nneya Richards, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The package implements health certification requirements, voids contracts between brokers and consumers that require deposits and bans brokers from selling animals in the state.
    Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
  • In total, nearly 12 tons of grout — approximately 1,740 gallons — have been pumped into the famous ocher walls to fill existing voids.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025

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“Zeros.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zeros. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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