as in nothing
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 aught
The duo dressed up as Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie from their iconic aughts TV series, The Simple Life.
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Catherine Santino, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
My Chemical Romance, which formed in New Jersey in the early aughts, is planning a tour for next year, according to the band’s Instagram, but Bryar was reportedly not involved in the band’s most recent iteration.
—Dan Heching, CNN, 30 Nov. 2024
Here is everything to know about Higgins' career and his connection to One Direction.
Westlife
Before taking over as the bodyguard for One Direction, Higgins, 51, looked after the boys from Westlife -- an Irish boyband that were popular during the early aughts.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
Specifically, the models chose Hilton and Richie's aughts Simple Life era to tribute.
—Jackie Fields, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Catherine Santino, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
My Chemical Romance, which formed in New Jersey in the early aughts, is planning a tour for next year, according to the band’s Instagram, but Bryar was reportedly not involved in the band’s most recent iteration.
—Dan Heching, CNN, 30 Nov. 2024
Here is everything to know about Higgins' career and his connection to One Direction.
Westlife
Before taking over as the bodyguard for One Direction, Higgins, 51, looked after the boys from Westlife -- an Irish boyband that were popular during the early aughts.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
Specifically, the models chose Hilton and Richie's aughts Simple Life era to tribute.
—Jackie Fields, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aught
Noun
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The one whose legs turned nothings into somethings, improvising the Lions’ entire defensive game plan into a pile of ash?Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2024
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But nothings more peaceful than tomorrow to a man going through pain today.Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2024
Noun
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For the original Planet of the Apes novel, made up of about 83,000 words, the probability involves almost 700,000 decimal-place zeroes.Michael Irving, New Atlas, 31 Oct. 2024
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Alas, the clock had reached triple zeroes, and the game was over.Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 30 Aug. 2024
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But these will come to naught unless the government can see them clearly—and find the strength to take advantage of them.Robert M. Danin, Foreign Affairs, 8 June 2016
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Scientists use a metric called the basic reproduction number or reproduction value — referred to as R0 and pronounced R naught — to rate how transmissible or contagious a disease is.Jessica Flores, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Aug. 2021
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“Aught.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aught. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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