as in ciphers
a person of no importance or influence
tired of feeling like a nobody, she decided to launch her own business
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Recent Examples of nobodies
Seattle’s John Schneider and New England’s Eliot Wolf rose up from young nobodies to graduate from Green Bay Packers University, too.
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Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
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
Professional athletes, however, aren’t nobodies.
—Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
More importantly, the narrative explores both sides of the conflict from the POV of grunts and 'nobodies' trying to navigate the post-Civil War state of the galaxy before the fighting stops.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
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
Professional athletes, however, aren’t nobodies.
—Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
More importantly, the narrative explores both sides of the conflict from the POV of grunts and 'nobodies' trying to navigate the post-Civil War state of the galaxy before the fighting stops.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nobodies
Noun
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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
Noun
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In the lightweights, Cash McClurg (108 pounds) and Emilio Escobar (120) won titles, the latter winning 21-5 for a technical fall.—
Breven Honda,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 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
Noun
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At scale, this dwarfs data center optimization gains.—
Arjun Sharma,
IEEE Spectrum,
17 Feb. 2026
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The ditch that’s up to 19 feet deep dwarfs the heavy machinery inside of it.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Accidentally wounding the bark of a shrub or tree with a string trimmer, lawn mower, saw, or hockey stick promotes ready access for insects, fungi, bacteria, and viruses.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
10 Mar. 2026
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Tahija also advises keeping trees and shrubs planted away from the house, so insects can’t use them as a bridge to enter.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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All Dickens heroes are complete nonentities who know 217 wacky people.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Nobodies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nobodies. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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