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Recent Examples of nil
Their prospects, however, are just this side of nil.
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Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2025
While the chance of such scenarios playing out is close to nil, McLaren is not ruling Verstappen out, especially after the race at Baku, where the Papaya outfit was on the back foot in many ways.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
With the score tied at nil-nil, Coda has his penalty saved, awarded when Giuseppe Sibilli was brought down in the area.
—David Ferrini, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Over eleven years, the latter seven or eight of them devoted to New Deal therapy, the economy’s growth was absolute nil.
—Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2025
While the chance of such scenarios playing out is close to nil, McLaren is not ruling Verstappen out, especially after the race at Baku, where the Papaya outfit was on the back foot in many ways.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
With the score tied at nil-nil, Coda has his penalty saved, awarded when Giuseppe Sibilli was brought down in the area.
—David Ferrini, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Over eleven years, the latter seven or eight of them devoted to New Deal therapy, the economy’s growth was absolute nil.
—Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nil
Noun
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Arndt and Hampshire starter Gavin Weston both put up zeroes until the Whip-Purs got on the board in the fourth with an RBI single from Cameron Ortega.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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The two starters matched zeros through four innings and both flirted with no-hitters.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
18 Apr. 2026
Noun
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While CinemaCon 2026 brought us exciting news about new films, it was also bogged down with status quo nothings about how Amazon MGM still hasn’t found a new James Bond.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
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When Dana, who, like Virginia, had been successful in writing pleasant but undistinguished nothings—in her case, songs for Billy Rose’s revues—decided to try taking on more serious music by studying with Boulanger, Virginia entered a deep downward spiral.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Nil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nil. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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