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Recent Examples of naught
Lucas Giolito’s 7 shutout innings for naught as Sox can’t complete sweep
The Red Sox squandered seven shutout innings from Lucas Giolito and dropped yet another 1-run game.
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 24 May 2025
That's much higher than with other infectious diseases, such as Ebola with an R naught of 2.
—Alyson Hurt, NPR, 28 Feb. 2025
That's for naught if conservatives tank the bill first.
—Hans Nichols, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
There has been incessant trading in these two companies for years now — all, in retrospect, for naught.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2025
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 24 May 2025
That's much higher than with other infectious diseases, such as Ebola with an R naught of 2.
—Alyson Hurt, NPR, 28 Feb. 2025
That's for naught if conservatives tank the bill first.
—Hans Nichols, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
There has been incessant trading in these two companies for years now — all, in retrospect, for naught.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for naught
Noun
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Mayfield’s fiery competitive style didn’t end when the clock hit triple zeroes.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The scoreboard read zeroes across the board.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Their bodies were found with plastic bags over their heads and evidence that their hands had been zip-tied near their father's truck, court documents obtained by USA TODAY showed.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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Place pork tenderloin in a gallon-size zip-top plastic bag and add marinade.—
Elizabeth Nelson,
Southern Living,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Bringing back the brand was different than its initial launch in the early aughts.—
Nadja Sayej,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Even eight years of the first Black president in the late aughts couldn’t spare us the deep and public welts.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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My memoir was built of gaps, juxtaposition, weird little nothings.—
Cheri Lucas Rowlands,
Longreads,
16 Dec. 2024
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But nothings more peaceful than tomorrow to a man going through pain today.—
Becca Longmire,
Peoplemag,
22 Feb. 2024
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“Naught.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/naught. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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