as in zeroes
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
Kurek came to New York from Poland in the early aughts and met Gregory Pasternak, also a Polish immigrant, who had a business buying cheap, derelict buildings across North Brooklyn, fixing them up, renting them out, and then moving on.
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Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 10 Sep. 2025
In the early aughts, a pair of Scottish BFFs, Gavin Bain and Billy Boyd, were desperate to escape their provincial lives in coastal Scotland.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
And unlike the pop stars of the early aughts, who were very in-your-face with their raunchy personas, Sabrina has taken the whole thing with a sense of humor.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
There’s no escaping the reality that the business that sprang up around Sundance in the ’90s and early aughts has collapsed.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Like a true throwback to the aughts, this show would rather stick to sunnier, more folksy material.
—Judy Berman, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
Compared to their counterparts in the emo and hardcore scenes of the early aughts, My Chemical Romance’s ambitions always played much grander, with a keen flair for the dramatic.
—Jessi Roti, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Invented at the legendary bar Employees Only, the Amelia was meant to take the ubiquitous Cosmo drinkers of early aughts New York City and push them toward more nuanced flavors.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2025
The ’90s and early aughts continue to have a stronghold on Gen Z.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 29 Aug. 2025
Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 10 Sep. 2025
In the early aughts, a pair of Scottish BFFs, Gavin Bain and Billy Boyd, were desperate to escape their provincial lives in coastal Scotland.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
And unlike the pop stars of the early aughts, who were very in-your-face with their raunchy personas, Sabrina has taken the whole thing with a sense of humor.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
There’s no escaping the reality that the business that sprang up around Sundance in the ’90s and early aughts has collapsed.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Like a true throwback to the aughts, this show would rather stick to sunnier, more folksy material.
—Judy Berman, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
Compared to their counterparts in the emo and hardcore scenes of the early aughts, My Chemical Romance’s ambitions always played much grander, with a keen flair for the dramatic.
—Jessi Roti, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Invented at the legendary bar Employees Only, the Amelia was meant to take the ubiquitous Cosmo drinkers of early aughts New York City and push them toward more nuanced flavors.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2025
The ’90s and early aughts continue to have a stronghold on Gen Z.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aughts
zeros
Noun
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The scoreboard read zeroes across the board.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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Strong technical leaders don't just translate between the world of zeros and ones and the world of dollars and cents.—
Meeky Hwang,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Aughts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aughts. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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