ex nihilo
adverb or adjective
ex ni·hi·lo
(ˌ)eks-ˈnē-(h)ə-ˌlō 
-ˈni-,
-ˈnī-
: from or out of nothing
creation ex nihilo
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Then a major land war broke out in Europe, and the same cultural stratum that had been vigorously enforcing COVID hygiene rules just a few weeks before moved on, as if overnight, to what seemed like an ex nihilo enthusiasm for the liberal Atlanticist order.
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Justin E. H. Smith, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022
What follows is a truncated history of the decline in union membership in the United States, which treats the phenomenon as a mysterious ex nihilo occurrence, and an amicable vision of the future of the worker-employer relationship built on mutual respect and benevolence.
—J.c. Pan, The New Republic, 11 Sep. 2020
To Page, the salient point is that God created the Universe ex nihilo – from absolutely nothing.
—Zeeya Merali, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2017
These lurid blossoms, the largest in the world, seem to have erupted — blossomed seems too delicate a description — ex nihilo.
—Richard Pallardy, Discover Magazine, 15 July 2021
Woke ideas about race and power did not form ex nihilo in the minds of DEI consultants at K–12 schools.
—Garion Frankel, National Review, 5 Mar. 2022
The Hilton was Europe’s first major modern hotel to be constructed ex nihilo after the war, built with glass, steel and White Portland cement from Germany, marble from Italy, aluminum windows, elevators and air-conditioning units from America.
—New York Times, 19 Feb. 2022
The process by which the horse-cart became the Mercedes EQ was one of evolution, not invention ex nihilo.
—Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 18 Feb. 2022
Wrapped up in the consequences of God’s perfection, Christians also have to solve the problem of whether creation happened ex nihilo.
—Max Norman, WSJ, 4 Feb. 2022
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Justin E. H. Smith, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022
What follows is a truncated history of the decline in union membership in the United States, which treats the phenomenon as a mysterious ex nihilo occurrence, and an amicable vision of the future of the worker-employer relationship built on mutual respect and benevolence.
—J.c. Pan, The New Republic, 11 Sep. 2020
To Page, the salient point is that God created the Universe ex nihilo – from absolutely nothing.
—Zeeya Merali, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2017
These lurid blossoms, the largest in the world, seem to have erupted — blossomed seems too delicate a description — ex nihilo.
—Richard Pallardy, Discover Magazine, 15 July 2021
Woke ideas about race and power did not form ex nihilo in the minds of DEI consultants at K–12 schools.
—Garion Frankel, National Review, 5 Mar. 2022
The Hilton was Europe’s first major modern hotel to be constructed ex nihilo after the war, built with glass, steel and White Portland cement from Germany, marble from Italy, aluminum windows, elevators and air-conditioning units from America.
—New York Times, 19 Feb. 2022
The process by which the horse-cart became the Mercedes EQ was one of evolution, not invention ex nihilo.
—Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 18 Feb. 2022
Wrapped up in the consequences of God’s perfection, Christians also have to solve the problem of whether creation happened ex nihilo.
—Max Norman, WSJ, 4 Feb. 2022
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