as in nothing
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as in countryside
the open rural area outside of big towns and cities
from the looks of things, we're stranded in nowhere and most likely its proverbial middle
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as in obscurity
the quality or state of being mostly or completely unknown
in a few short years he rose out of nowhere to prominence in the tech industry
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Recent Examples of nowhere
Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2025
But the herders — and their 2,000 sheep — were nowhere to be seen.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 17 Jan. 2025
Katherine J Igoe, Marie Claire, 19 Mar. 2020
The new coronavirus has brought sports across the globe to a halt, but perhaps nowhere was that abrupt ending more stunning than in the locker room of the UK rifle team.
—Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 20 Mar. 2020
Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 18 Sep. 2024
Perry must have been somewhere, too, not dead yet, easing around in his own kind of chasm, so looking forward to his next injection and his next return to the nowhere of no pain and no more suffering.
—Erik Hedegaard, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2024
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Adverb
Just weeks into the new year, the city is nowhere close to that goal: just 31% of Fort Worth ISD’s third graders were on grade level in reading on last year’s STAAR exam.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2025
But the herders — and their 2,000 sheep — were nowhere to be seen.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
An early, out-of-nowhere jump scare keeps you on edge the entire time, even though the rest of the movie's pretty quiet as Rachel (Naomi Watts) attempts to save her son from the extremely pissed off ghost Samara.
—Katherine J Igoe, Marie Claire, 19 Mar. 2020
The new coronavirus has brought sports across the globe to a halt, but perhaps nowhere was that abrupt ending more stunning than in the locker room of the UK rifle team.
—Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 20 Mar. 2020
Adjective
Whether powerlines are down, a cell tower is wiped out in a wildfire, or a firefighting camp is set up in the middle of nowhere, portable equipment is ready to expand the network wherever it is needed.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 18 Sep. 2024
Perry must have been somewhere, too, not dead yet, easing around in his own kind of chasm, so looking forward to his next injection and his next return to the nowhere of no pain and no more suffering.
—Erik Hedegaard, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nowhere
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Set in 1973, Rabbit Trap stars Dev Patel and Rosy McEwen as Darcy and Daphne, an influential musical couple from London who retreats to an isolated cabin in the Welsh countryside to finish their next album.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
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Constable renders the particulars of the 19th-century British countryside with dazzling care.—
Daniel Foster,
National Review,
23 Jan. 2025
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Garage 66, the team that started this journey as MBM Motorsports and briefly seemed destined for obscurity, is now banking on a 22-year-old with a solid track record and a whole lot of determination.—
Greg Engle,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Her unusual trajectory, and her being based outside the US, may have contributed to her relative obscurity in New York.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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Since 2005, the Savage Stone Quarry has mined a mineral called Baltimore gabbro, which is used for road beds, riprap and airport runways, by blasting apart chunks of rock in a large open pit, situated between Interstate 95 and Route 1.—
Christine Condon,
Baltimore Sun,
5 July 2024
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But oxygen can arise from other processes: Sunlight could break apart water in the planet’s atmosphere, for example.—
Elise Cutts,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 Sep. 2023
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Thus, there was much talk of dark forces colluding to set up the draw, but given these are professional footballers with professional pride, that never seemed likely.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
The Athletic,
30 Jan. 2025
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The main unsolved mystery Arguably the biggest mystery in the O.J. Simpson case that never got solved is what happened to the murder weapon, a knife.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
TIME,
29 Jan. 2025
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Experts expect more developments to come, such as travel bans and the termination of Temporary Protected Status protections for people from certain countries.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
22 Jan. 2025
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Arguably the most talented team in U.S. men’s history, with three of the greatest to ever play, all needing to pitch in to survive a semifinal scare from Serbia and then edge the host country, 98-87, in a game that was much closer than the score indicates.—
Joe Vardon,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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In the north of the Gaza Strip, Palestinians picked their way through a devastated landscape of rubble and twisted metal that had been bombed into oblivion in the war's most intense fighting.—
Mohammed Salem,
USA TODAY,
20 Jan. 2025
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There's a clarion call across many industries today: Enterprises must transform or risk fading into oblivion.—
Thomas Lim,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Wind gusts up to 50 mph were forecast with isolated gusts of 75 mph predicted for mountainous areas.—
Christopher Cann,
USA TODAY,
22 Jan. 2025
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At their peak, isolated gusts could reach 100 mph in particularly susceptible areas including the San Gabriel and Santa Susana mountains.—
Chris Boyette and Michelle Watson,
CNN,
20 Jan. 2025
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Practice slowing down speech cadence and embracing silence as a tool for clarity and emphasis.—
Scott Hutcheson,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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The Skymaster was largely forgotten, at least in the official and public domain, creating a chasm of silence for the victims’ families.—
Francine Uenuma,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Nowhere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nowhere. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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