zilch

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zilch
Noun
  • And maybe that’s a metaphor for the way a lot of middle-class nobodies feel.
    Abigail Lee, Variety, 13 May 2025
  • While some men are jumping on board, the most popular of these creators—which range from nobodies doing voiceovers to far-right provocateurs like Candance Owens and Megyn Kelly—are women speaking to other women.
    Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • My memoir was built of gaps, juxtaposition, weird little nothings.
    Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 16 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • Elsewhere, Jonathan and Ana made a smart strategic decision after figuring out how to use a cipher to decode a message into English.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 23 Apr. 2025
  • In the hands of a lesser actor and director, Laura might have been a frustrating cipher.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • Ones are the people who help the zeros in their crusades.
    GrrlScientist, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
  • After each striking early, the Twins and Royals pitching staffs put up zeros throughout the middle and late innings of the game, leading them into the ninth inning deadlocked.
    Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 24 May 2025
Noun
  • Tell me a little bit about the technical side of filming a dwarf and an elf together.
    Devan Coggan, EW.com, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Other new characters include Disa, the first female dwarf ever shown in the Lord of the Rings series.
    Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2022
Noun
  • Stay cool with clothing: Select lightweight and loose-fitting outfits for enhanced comfort.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 30 May 2025
  • Keep scrolling for more of our favorite lightweight and cooling quilts and comforters from Amazon, starting at $30.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • There are solid green and variegated cultivars that are drought-tolerant, deer-resistant, and seldom bothered by insect pests.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 June 2025
  • These tail feathers trail elegantly behind as the bird weaves through the forest in pursuit of flying insects.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
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“Zilch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zilch. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.

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