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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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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
And these worlds aren’t even real, just ones and zeros merged to form a network of communication that sometimes feels like incoherent gibberish.
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Brandon Kaipo Moningka, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
As the clock reached zeroes, an emotional UCLA head coach Cori Close, a former Milpitas High star, embraced with South Carolina coach Dawn Staley and the rest of the team celebrated the win.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2026
As the clock reached zeroes, an emotional UCLA head coach Cori Close embraced with South Carolina coach Dawn Staley and the rest of the team celebrated the win.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
After starters Mitch Keller and David Peterson matched zeros in 42-degree weather, Nick Gonzales lined an RBI single for Pittsburgh with one out in the 10th to break a scoreless tie.
—CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Extrapolating from the National Weather Service estimates, the likelihood of being struck six times is roughly one in 13 septillion—that’s a 13 followed by 24 zeros.
—Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
Klassen gave up two runs in the inning, before settling down and putting up zeros in the second and third.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 16 Mar. 2026
Gordon and producer Justin Raisen are the architects of a twitching underworld where the buildings are made of cascading scrolls of zeroes and ones, the dirt and grime glimmers with powdered glass and Alan Vega’s profile is printed on all the city’s money.
—Jason Pettigrew, SPIN, 9 Mar. 2026
After both sides put up zeroes in the 10th, Lazaro Collera ran into early trouble on the mound for Miami in the 11th.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
Brandon Kaipo Moningka, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
As the clock reached zeroes, an emotional UCLA head coach Cori Close, a former Milpitas High star, embraced with South Carolina coach Dawn Staley and the rest of the team celebrated the win.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2026
As the clock reached zeroes, an emotional UCLA head coach Cori Close embraced with South Carolina coach Dawn Staley and the rest of the team celebrated the win.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
After starters Mitch Keller and David Peterson matched zeros in 42-degree weather, Nick Gonzales lined an RBI single for Pittsburgh with one out in the 10th to break a scoreless tie.
—CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Extrapolating from the National Weather Service estimates, the likelihood of being struck six times is roughly one in 13 septillion—that’s a 13 followed by 24 zeros.
—Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
Klassen gave up two runs in the inning, before settling down and putting up zeros in the second and third.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 16 Mar. 2026
Gordon and producer Justin Raisen are the architects of a twitching underworld where the buildings are made of cascading scrolls of zeroes and ones, the dirt and grime glimmers with powdered glass and Alan Vega’s profile is printed on all the city’s money.
—Jason Pettigrew, SPIN, 9 Mar. 2026
After both sides put up zeroes in the 10th, Lazaro Collera ran into early trouble on the mound for Miami in the 11th.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zeros
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This translated into quarter zips and cardigans perfect for watching the fog roll in off the Bay in San Francisco, but not perfect for being especially fashionable.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
27 Mar. 2026
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The camera zips between narrow streets as Hamza drags those responsible from his truck, en route to shooting, bombing, dismembering and even pressure-cooking other perpetrators, which seems like a righteous line of thought at the outset.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2026
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With the push of a button, the elevator descends hundreds of meters in seconds into the dark depths of Onkalo.—
James Brooks,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Stoxx 600 Banks index is down 1% year-to-date, after falling by as much as 10% during the depths of the conflict.—
Joseph Wilkins,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
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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
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The still-unidentified Zodiac Killer, who terrorized the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 1960s, frequently sent threats, demands and ciphers to multiple local papers — namely the San Francisco Chronicle.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Seattle’s John Schneider and New England’s Eliot Wolf rose up from young nobodies to graduate from Green Bay Packers University, too.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
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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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According to the Candor Pest Control website, insects are attracted by food, moisture and nesting locations.—
Hali Smith
April 8,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Apr. 2026
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At the Oakland Zoo on a recent sunny day, three golden grizzlies dug in the soft earth, looking for insects or small prey animals to eat.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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In the lightweights, Cash McClurg (108 pounds) and Emilio Escobar (120) won titles, the latter winning 21-5 for a technical fall.—
Breven Honda,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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Hughes is one of the world's top lightweights in MMA, the sport where McGregor built his following and name.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The Dodgers’ $850-million annual revenue dwarfs competitors like the Diamondbacks at $324 million, exemplifying the financial gulf driving owners’ desire for cost controls.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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Beyond rock and ice The finding of L 98-59 d challenges the long-standing astronomical belief that small exoplanets must be either gas dwarfs or water worlds covered in ice and oceans.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Zeros.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zeros. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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