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as in numbers
a person of no importance or influence
those snobs on the cruise ship tried to make me feel like a complete zero
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as in depths
the lowest point or level
after several dating disasters, my confidence with the opposite sex is at zero
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Recent Examples of zeros
Google says that its chip performed a computation in under five minutes that would take today’s fastest supercomputers 10 septillion years - that is 1 followed by 25 zeros.
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Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Harnessing the power of particle physics, Willow solved a problem in under five minutes that would take the world's fastest classical supercomputer an unimaginable 10 septillion years—that's a 1 followed by 25 zeros.
—Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Septillion is a 1 with 24 zeros after it.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
Diskpart overwrites all data on the hard drive with zeros, which is considered a secure deletion method for traditional hard drives (HDDs).
—Gene Marks, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Williams then hiked the ball with seven seconds left and overthrew wide receiver Rome Odunze — the ball hit the turf with the clock at zeroes, giving the Lions a 23-20 victory.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 28 Nov. 2024
The clock initially read zeroes, prompting fans to storm the field and celebrate.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 24 Nov. 2024
That's in the hundreds of millions for those not wanting to count zeroes.
—New Atlas, 24 Nov. 2024
By Opening Day 2025, one Major League Baseball team will have superstar slugger Juan Soto in tow, threatening to fill up box scores with home runs and RBIs — all while adding a series of zeros to his checking account.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Harnessing the power of particle physics, Willow solved a problem in under five minutes that would take the world's fastest classical supercomputer an unimaginable 10 septillion years—that's a 1 followed by 25 zeros.
—Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Septillion is a 1 with 24 zeros after it.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
Diskpart overwrites all data on the hard drive with zeros, which is considered a secure deletion method for traditional hard drives (HDDs).
—Gene Marks, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Williams then hiked the ball with seven seconds left and overthrew wide receiver Rome Odunze — the ball hit the turf with the clock at zeroes, giving the Lions a 23-20 victory.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 28 Nov. 2024
The clock initially read zeroes, prompting fans to storm the field and celebrate.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 24 Nov. 2024
That's in the hundreds of millions for those not wanting to count zeroes.
—New Atlas, 24 Nov. 2024
By Opening Day 2025, one Major League Baseball team will have superstar slugger Juan Soto in tow, threatening to fill up box scores with home runs and RBIs — all while adding a series of zeros to his checking account.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Zeros.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zeros. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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