as in nothing
the numerical symbol 0 or the absence of number or quantity represented by it
for dates, the year is automatically listed as a pair of aughts, so the user has to scroll down to the correct figure
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Recent Examples of aught
Both a parody of action films and a legitimately great action film on its own terms, this is one of the best genre hybrids of the aughts.
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Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 11 May 2026
The actress, who spent much of her youth starring in Disney Channel’s biggest early aughts projects, is a lifelong, diehard basketball fan.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 9 May 2026
Since the early aughts, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have receded further and further from the public eye — to the extent that every ultra-rare sighting of the duo becomes front page news.
—Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
His foray into genre continued when fellow Kiwi Peter Jackson helmed the Lord of the Rings trilogy in the early aughts.
—James Grebey, Time, 8 May 2026
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Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 11 May 2026
The actress, who spent much of her youth starring in Disney Channel’s biggest early aughts projects, is a lifelong, diehard basketball fan.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 9 May 2026
Since the early aughts, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have receded further and further from the public eye — to the extent that every ultra-rare sighting of the duo becomes front page news.
—Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
His foray into genre continued when fellow Kiwi Peter Jackson helmed the Lord of the Rings trilogy in the early aughts.
—James Grebey, Time, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aught
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
Noun
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The Cubs did just enough to scratch a run across against Braves lefty Chris Sale, and the bullpen kept tossing up zeros en route to a 2-0 victory to snap a four-game losing streak.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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Work fewer than 35 years and the SSA plugs zeros into the missing slots, which drags your benefit down.—
Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Hernandez’s second double of the game (and one of his nine hits in his past 20 at-bats) came with one out in the fourth and went for naught when Rushing and Kim struck out.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
15 May 2026
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All of that speculation was for naught.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
10 May 2026
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“Aught.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aught. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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