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Recent Examples of nothingness
While in space, the crew spoke of the surreal sights of our dusty, rugged natural satellite, appearing about the size of a bowling ball at arm’s length, suspended in nothingness.
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Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
At the other end of the pitch, Robert Lewandowski crouches down on his haunches, eyes looking everywhere and nowhere, their nothingness saying everything.
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Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
Will studios abandon new work for memeslop or nobly resist a descent into IP-management nothingness?
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Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Mar. 2026
But that nothingness slowly but surely became one of the most popular sitcoms ever.
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Will Harris,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Mar. 2026
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Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
At the other end of the pitch, Robert Lewandowski crouches down on his haunches, eyes looking everywhere and nowhere, their nothingness saying everything.
—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
Will studios abandon new work for memeslop or nobly resist a descent into IP-management nothingness?
—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Mar. 2026
But that nothingness slowly but surely became one of the most popular sitcoms ever.
—
Will Harris,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nothingness
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Benning's cause of death was a fatal combination of a large amount of cocaine dissolved in alcohol, medical examiners testified during Taylor's trial.
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According to a Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner death investigation report obtained by USA TODAY on July 1, Ransone's brother told an officer with the Los Angeles Police Department that the actor had a history of suicidal ideation.
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The Tracy Police Department is seeking potential witnesses of a June 26 stabbing that occurred in front of Target at the West Valley Mall and left an 18-year-old dead.
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Perhaps most notably, in several areas along the Western Front during World War I, British and German troops spontaneously observed an unofficial truce to celebrate the Christmas holiday and bury their dead.
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Did the baby’s livingness make Tomm’s deadness louder?
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There is, in the end, a deadness to its clichés about writers and their subjects.
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The researchers tracked 30-day mortality following common surgeries, and compared mortality rates for hospitals acquired, versus not acquired, by private equity firms.
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Already listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, in 2023 the species suffered widespread mortality in Florida waters following a heat wave.
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“Nothingness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nothingness. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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