zeros

noun

variants also zeroes
plural of zero
1
as in zips
the numerical symbol 0 or the absence of number or quantity represented by it anything multiplied by zero comes out to zero

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2
as in numbers
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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3
as in depths
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 zeros My number was a bother to my friends because of the two zeros. — Murr Brewster, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2026 These machines can crunch numbers at blinding speeds—more than a quintillion (that’s a one followed by 18 zeroes) operations a second—assuming they can be fed data fast enough. — Iain Martin, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 This finding offered a new way for Wei and his colleagues to hunt for unexpected zeros of the zeta function. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2026 The under 8 runs seems like a good look as well, considering neither of these teams is scoring a ton of runs, and both starters should put up innings with zeroes. — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026 This naturally generated probabilistic bits, or p-bits which aren’t fixed as zeros or ones, but fluctuate according to incoming data. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026 Starting with Andrew Morris retiring José Ramírez on a popout to end the eighth inning, Twins relievers posted zeroes. — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 23 July 2026 Cavalli and Rockies starter Gabriel Hughes (0-2) matched zeros through four innings. — ABC News, 22 July 2026 Across coastal California, the tallies were a string of zeroes. — Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zeros
  1. zips
  2. ciphers
  3. depths
  4. nobodies
  5. insects
  6. lightweights
  7. dwarfs
  8. shrimp
Noun
  • That can include robotic arm at the stalls, or a single robot arm on a rail over the stalls that zips back and forth handling the plug.
    — Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Wood was asked about a golf outing where a friend’s father showed up in a traditional dress code, only to find the rest of the group in quarter-zips and in vests from a brand that shall go unnamed but is synonymous with New York’s Wall Street.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of zips
Noun
  • Consider a dashboard that shows applications, including keys and libraries; network traffic protocols and ciphers; hardware, such as HSMs and TPMs; and third-party dependencies, including cryptographic or software bills of materials.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • As zonky cross-generational ciphers go, the group’s debut, Strictly 4 the Scythe, is no Hypnotize Camp Posse, the amalgam of Three 6 Mafia and a grip of artists signed to their Hypnotize Minds label in the early 2000s.
    — Dylan Green, Pitchfork, 12 Mar. 2026
Definition of ciphers
Noun
  • Unlike today’s earthquake in Colombia, Venezuela’s June quakes occurred on two different fault systems at depths of less than 15 miles (around 24 km).
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Like the original, the Ultra 2 has a 10ATM water rating, so it can be submerged to depths of 328 feet, compared with the Watch 9's 5ATM (128-foot) rating.
    — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of depths
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  • Yvonne and Nick’s disastrous wedding dinner is the day the cast went from nobodies to actual practitioners of the reality-television arts and sciences.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 1 July 2026
  • Despite the tragicomic instability and the rotating cast of nobodies temporarily tasked with running the country, when seen in macroeconomic terms, Peru appears to be doing just fine, thank you.
    — Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 4 June 2026
Definition of nobodies
Noun
  • Dragonflies catch an assortment of soft-body flying insects including flies, moths, butterflies and mosquitoes.
    — Joan Morris, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Overall, these insects do not pose a wide-scale threat to plants.
    — Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of insects
Noun
  • Jupiter, by comparison, is as much as 35 times denser than these two lightweights.
    — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026
  • The card will also feature several other San Diego-area boxers, including super lightweights Daniel Morales (8-0, 5 KOs) and Angel Juan Estrada (12-1-1, 9 KOs).
    — Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Definition of lightweights
Noun
  • This is why a major question in the field is whether or not rocky planet atmospheres can even survive at all around M dwarfs.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 16 July 2026
  • And the question is whether the planets even have atmospheres, because M dwarfs are quite active.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 July 2026
Definition of dwarfs
Noun
  • Pour the sauce over and gently toss with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula until the shrimp and avocado are thoroughly coated.
    — Janelle Davis, CNN, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Brine shrimp are a critical food source for the aquaculture industry.
    — Evan Bush, NBC News, 21 Jan. 2023
Definition of shrimp

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