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as in numbers
a person of no importance or influence
those snobs on the cruise ship tried to make me feel like a complete zero
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as in depths
the lowest point or level
after several dating disasters, my confidence with the opposite sex is at zero
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Recent Examples of zeros
Work fewer than 35 years and the SSA plugs zeros into the missing slots, which drags your benefit down.
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Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
This approach involves befriending the zeros inside large AI models.
—Olivia Hsu, IEEE Spectrum, 28 Apr. 2026
Shota Imanaga wasn’t at the top of his game during Sunday’s defeat, allowing three runs in the first inning and two runs in the sixth with zeros in between.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
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
The two starters matched zeros through four innings and both flirted with no-hitters.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 18 Apr. 2026
Swinging at better pitches with more intent is obviously easier said than done, especially when the zeros on the scoreboard start to stack up.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
As the senior continued to put up zeros, hitters continued to strike.
—Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
And these worlds aren’t even real, just ones and zeros merged to form a network of communication that sometimes feels like incoherent gibberish.
—Brandon Kaipo Moningka, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
This approach involves befriending the zeros inside large AI models.
—Olivia Hsu, IEEE Spectrum, 28 Apr. 2026
Shota Imanaga wasn’t at the top of his game during Sunday’s defeat, allowing three runs in the first inning and two runs in the sixth with zeros in between.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
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
The two starters matched zeros through four innings and both flirted with no-hitters.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 18 Apr. 2026
Swinging at better pitches with more intent is obviously easier said than done, especially when the zeros on the scoreboard start to stack up.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
As the senior continued to put up zeros, hitters continued to strike.
—Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
And these worlds aren’t even real, just ones and zeros merged to form a network of communication that sometimes feels like incoherent gibberish.
—Brandon Kaipo Moningka, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zeros
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Garments spanning nylon half-zips to French Terry sweatshirts, garments look faded and worn-in and feature hallmarks of denim like whiskers, creases, abrasions and breakages that tell stories of time and use.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Half- and quarter-zips can skew either professional or sporty, depending on their cut and material.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
8 Apr. 2026
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Fan-favorite players find ways to shine from the depths of the later rounds.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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But even in its most opposing moments, from its depths of disintegration to its peaks of pattern-building, Spirals/Viral has a cryptic unity.—
Reed Jackson,
SPIN,
24 Apr. 2026
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As zonky cross-generational ciphers go, the group’s debut, Strictly 4 the Scythe, is no Hypnotize Camp Posse, the amalgam of Three 6 Mafia and a grip of artists signed to their Hypnotize Minds label in the early 2000s.—
Dylan Green,
Pitchfork,
12 Mar. 2026
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The still-unidentified Zodiac Killer, who terrorized the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 1960s, frequently sent threats, demands and ciphers to multiple local papers — namely the San Francisco Chronicle.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Seattle’s John Schneider and New England’s Eliot Wolf rose up from young nobodies to graduate from Green Bay Packers University, too.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
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Where else could award winning writers pop off about nothing at all, and nobodies could rattle the ivory towers?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Nov. 2025
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Outside of insects, the only local birds that pollinate flowers are our hummingbirds, and Maryland doesn’t have pollinating bats (our local species eat insects).—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Northern Illinois Raptor Rehab and Education in Loves Park set up a display table featuring specimens and educational information about how birds control pests such as rodents and insects.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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The card will also feature several other San Diego-area boxers, including super lightweights Daniel Morales (8-0, 5 KOs) and Angel Juan Estrada (12-1-1, 9 KOs).—
Ivan Carter,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Hughes is one of the world's top lightweights in MMA, the sport where McGregor built his following and name.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Big money, uneven returns Steyer’s spending dwarfs every other candidate.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Look for taller varieties and avoid dwarfs.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Zeros.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zeros. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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