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the numerical symbol 0 or the absence of number or quantity represented by it
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Recent Examples of aughts
In the 80s, 90s, and early aughts, the mall was about discovery and community, something modern shopping seems to lack.
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Alyssa Hardy, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
In the 1990s, the sheer trend took on new life at the hands of Tom Ford in his role as creative director at Gucci, and the next decade, in the aughts, see-through pieces were rampant among Marc Jacobs, Versace, Alexander McQueen and Calvin Klein.
—Marissa Muller, WWD, 8 Dec. 2024
McRae and Hilton’s embrace of aughts fashion is right on-trend, between the recent return and runway debut of Ed Hardy — a brand Hilton wore frequently in the 2000s — and the popping up of many aughts staples on the runway.
—Marissa Muller, WWD, 7 Dec. 2024
The Simple Life is part of the aughts’ unlikely renaissance.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie are reflecting on their iconic aughts style.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
By the early aughts, the glimmer faded.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
Big Pants’ Big Moment Many guys who grew up in the early aughts may have an initial aversion to anything baggier than a bootcut.
—Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
In the early aughts, some of the best WNBA basketball in the nation was played in my backyard of San Antonio, Texas—or not too far away.
—Hypatia Sorunke, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2024
Alyssa Hardy, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
In the 1990s, the sheer trend took on new life at the hands of Tom Ford in his role as creative director at Gucci, and the next decade, in the aughts, see-through pieces were rampant among Marc Jacobs, Versace, Alexander McQueen and Calvin Klein.
—Marissa Muller, WWD, 8 Dec. 2024
McRae and Hilton’s embrace of aughts fashion is right on-trend, between the recent return and runway debut of Ed Hardy — a brand Hilton wore frequently in the 2000s — and the popping up of many aughts staples on the runway.
—Marissa Muller, WWD, 7 Dec. 2024
The Simple Life is part of the aughts’ unlikely renaissance.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie are reflecting on their iconic aughts style.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
By the early aughts, the glimmer faded.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
Big Pants’ Big Moment Many guys who grew up in the early aughts may have an initial aversion to anything baggier than a bootcut.
—Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
In the early aughts, some of the best WNBA basketball in the nation was played in my backyard of San Antonio, Texas—or not too far away.
—Hypatia Sorunke, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Aughts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aughts. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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