as in zeros
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 aughts
Her movie credits in the aughts included My Baby's Daddy, Reservations, and Freezer Burn.
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Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Apr. 2026
Poe, an architectural designer, roomed with McNally’s son Harry in the early aughts, and he was taken with the classic claw-foot tub the family had in their Thompson Street home.
—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 4 Apr. 2026
Once inseparable fixtures of the early aughts teen scene (even costarring in the 2006 film Material Girls), the sisters haven’t been photographed together since 2019.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Glamour, 2 Apr. 2026
Bella Hadid recreated the early aughts for a Miss Sixty event, dressed in low-rise patch pocket flare jeans and a zip-up denim jacket.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 31 Mar. 2026
Unlike the cartoonish version that debuted in the early aughts, GarageBand features a surprisingly serious presentation that roughly mirrors that of the high-end Logic Pro digital audio workstation (DAW).
—Jamie Lendino, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
And to celebrate the occasion, Billboard has selected 100 of the most iconic tracks released as the world shifted into the second half of the aughts, ranking them from great to greater and greatest.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 31 Mar. 2026
In the limited series, premiering April 10, everyone’s favorite dysfunctional family — first introduced in Fox’s beloved aughts-era single-cam comedy — reunites, much to the chagrin of Frankie Muniz’s title character.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2026
In the aughts and 2010s, when the Riches were cooking in New York City, Asian influences were becoming conventional at high-end restaurants following the rise of influential chefs like David Chang and David Bouley, who rallied behind Japanese cuisine.
—Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2026
Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Apr. 2026
Poe, an architectural designer, roomed with McNally’s son Harry in the early aughts, and he was taken with the classic claw-foot tub the family had in their Thompson Street home.
—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 4 Apr. 2026
Once inseparable fixtures of the early aughts teen scene (even costarring in the 2006 film Material Girls), the sisters haven’t been photographed together since 2019.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Glamour, 2 Apr. 2026
Bella Hadid recreated the early aughts for a Miss Sixty event, dressed in low-rise patch pocket flare jeans and a zip-up denim jacket.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 31 Mar. 2026
Unlike the cartoonish version that debuted in the early aughts, GarageBand features a surprisingly serious presentation that roughly mirrors that of the high-end Logic Pro digital audio workstation (DAW).
—Jamie Lendino, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
And to celebrate the occasion, Billboard has selected 100 of the most iconic tracks released as the world shifted into the second half of the aughts, ranking them from great to greater and greatest.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 31 Mar. 2026
In the limited series, premiering April 10, everyone’s favorite dysfunctional family — first introduced in Fox’s beloved aughts-era single-cam comedy — reunites, much to the chagrin of Frankie Muniz’s title character.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2026
In the aughts and 2010s, when the Riches were cooking in New York City, Asian influences were becoming conventional at high-end restaurants following the rise of influential chefs like David Chang and David Bouley, who rallied behind Japanese cuisine.
—Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aughts
zeros
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After starters Mitch Keller and David Peterson matched zeros in 42-degree weather, Nick Gonzales lined an RBI single for Pittsburgh with one out in the 10th to break a scoreless tie.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Extrapolating from the National Weather Service estimates, the likelihood of being struck six times is roughly one in 13 septillion—that’s a 13 followed by 24 zeros.—
Jacob Stern,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Aughts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aughts. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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