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
Everyone can show up in their favorite aughts attire.
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Maggie Griswold, StyleCaster, 1 Apr. 2025
The estate started a new chapter in the early aughts when Elisabetta Foradori, Thomas Widmann, and Giovanni Podini acquired the property and renamed it Ampelaia.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Juicy Tubes, a category-defining lip gloss that ruled the aughts and, after being discontinued in 2018, relaunched with much fanfare in 2020.
—Claire Sullivan, Footwear News, 28 Mar. 2025
In fact, the aughts marked the peak of what many describe as the golden age of television.
—Glamour, 26 Mar. 2025
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Maggie Griswold, StyleCaster, 1 Apr. 2025
The estate started a new chapter in the early aughts when Elisabetta Foradori, Thomas Widmann, and Giovanni Podini acquired the property and renamed it Ampelaia.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Juicy Tubes, a category-defining lip gloss that ruled the aughts and, after being discontinued in 2018, relaunched with much fanfare in 2020.
—Claire Sullivan, Footwear News, 28 Mar. 2025
In fact, the aughts marked the peak of what many describe as the golden age of television.
—Glamour, 26 Mar. 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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Unlike classical computing, which processes information through bits that can exist in either zeros or ones, quantum computing is an evolving field where quantum bits (or qubits) can occupy both zero and one in a single unit.—
Rachel Curry,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2025
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Ray and Reds starter Nick Martinez opened the afternoon with four perfect innings each, trading zeros as the game progressed at a rapid pace.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 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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That's for naught if conservatives tank the bill first.—
Hans Nichols,
Axios,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Aught.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aught. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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