as in nothing
the numerical symbol 0 or the absence of number or quantity represented by it
for dates, the year is automatically listed as a pair of aughts, so the user has to scroll down to the correct figure
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Recent Examples of aught
Along with her pal Nicole Richie, Hilton had a huge influence on early 2000s fashion, with The Simple Life star regularly snapped wearing iconic aughts pieces including Von Dutch hats, low-rise jeans and Moon Boots.
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Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025
In the latter half of the aughts, Myers starred in The Love Guru and as a minor character in the Oscar-winning drama Inglourious Basterds.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 1 Mar. 2025
Kingda Ka opened in the early aughts amid what many refer to as the modern coaster wars, when parks around the world competed with each other to build record-breaking attractions in quick succession.
—EW.com, 28 Feb. 2025
The Jason Bourne movies of the early-to-mid aughts are inseverable from Bush-era concerns about an overweening security state.
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Feb. 2025
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Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025
In the latter half of the aughts, Myers starred in The Love Guru and as a minor character in the Oscar-winning drama Inglourious Basterds.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 1 Mar. 2025
Kingda Ka opened in the early aughts amid what many refer to as the modern coaster wars, when parks around the world competed with each other to build record-breaking attractions in quick succession.
—EW.com, 28 Feb. 2025
The Jason Bourne movies of the early-to-mid aughts are inseverable from Bush-era concerns about an overweening security state.
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aught
Noun
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My memoir was built of gaps, juxtaposition, weird little nothings.—
Cheri Lucas Rowlands,
Longreads,
16 Dec. 2024
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The one whose legs turned nothings into somethings, improvising the Lions’ entire defensive game plan into a pile of ash?—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
10 Feb. 2024
Noun
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The fun of it all becomes also a sort of Agatha Christie-style cat-and-mouse game as George zeroes in individually on his suspects and becomes especially alarmed by a movie ticket tossed in the trash that leads to suspicions Kathryn is keeping things from him.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
6 Mar. 2025
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The clock had not yet hit all zeroes at Super Bowl LIX, but the outcome wasn’t in doubt.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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That's much higher than with other infectious diseases, such as Ebola with an R naught of 2.—
Alyson Hurt,
NPR,
28 Feb. 2025
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But these will come to naught unless the government can see them clearly—and find the strength to take advantage of them.—
Robert M. Danin,
Foreign Affairs,
8 June 2016
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“Aught.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aught. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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