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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
The Ducks dominated the first period by every measure except the score, with zeros remaining on the board as the teams headed to their respective dressing rooms.
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Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 14 Jan. 2026
And even that isn’t conceded until the game clock strikes triple zeroes.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 12 Jan. 2026
Players with lots of recruiting stars next to their names and coaches with lots of zeroes on their paychecks.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
According to Su, the current compute infrastructure runs at 100 zetaflops, but to serve 5 billion AI users worldwide, this needs to be raised to 10 Yottaflops (10 followed by 20 zeros).
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 6 Jan. 2026
In 2025, the four tournaments paid out over $285 million between them, while their leaders spent the year shadowboxing with the players who make their events unmissable, whose gravity pulls in the broadcast deals and sponsorships, with their own dollar signs and zeroes.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Then, the news got even sweeter when the clerk realized that there were some zeros missing.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 4 Jan. 2026
And San Francisco needed every bit of it to escape with a win on Sunday against a Bears offense that racked up 440 yards (the 49ers had 496) and were 2 yards away from a game-winning touchdown when Caleb Williams’ pass fell incomplete with the clock showing zeroes.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 29 Dec. 2025
Surely that number was off by a few zeros?
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zeros
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Keep reading to shop our top picks, including crewnecks, half-zips, and cashmere hoodies, starting at just $35.—
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From popular Align leggings and Scuba half-zips to fuss-free belt bags and cushiony socks, there are so many fashion finds worthy of a spot in your winter wardrobe.—
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This first three-dimensional cross-sectional image goes 11 miles) below the crater and shows what appear to be various pools of magma at different depths, with rock or other material between them and more numerous toward the southeast of the crater.—
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January pulls you into the depths of your psyche and beneath the surface of love, asking you to slow down long enough to feel something real.—
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Two streetlamps engaged in a mute but luminous dialogue, an indecipherable Morse code, alluding to the silent exchanges and secret ciphers of strangers who meet there for their trysts.—
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The movie, which posits an impending nuclear strike on a major American city, is a flimsy yet high-minded piece of doomsday schlock, largely populated by ciphers in suits and drained of the pulp pleasures that schlock, at its best, can afford.—
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Where else could award winning writers pop off about nothing at all, and nobodies could rattle the ivory towers?—
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Professional athletes, however, aren’t nobodies.—
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That’s why the team turned to look into how these insects transition between jumping, flapping, and gliding.—
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With so many insects packed together in moist and dark places — and all closely related, sharing the same genetic vulnerabilities — infections and diseases can quickly pose an enormous threat to the well-being of an ant colony.—
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Hughes is one of the world's top lightweights in MMA, the sport where McGregor built his following and name.—
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By 1938, the troupe of dwarves had begun to spend its winters in South Florida.—
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As kobolds go, Heinzelmann was more harmless than most, going about his business protecting the castle from giants and dwarves and keeping the staff updated on faerie gossip, as well as protecting the chambermaids from unwelcome attentions from visiting noblemen.—
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“Zeros.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zeros. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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