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Recent Examples of nil
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.
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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
Selling and marketing expenses increased to $63,000 from nil in the previous year, attributed to the addition of the mining machine resale business.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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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
Selling and marketing expenses increased to $63,000 from nil in the previous year, attributed to the addition of the mining machine resale business.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nil
Noun
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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
Noun
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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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Why did her mom press so hard for the littlest of nothings?—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
4 Dec. 2025
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“Nil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nil. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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