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as in nobody
a person of no importance or influence
a passive and retiring little zilch of a person
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Recent Examples of zilch
The Bengals, meanwhile, have zip-zilch-nada defensively other than Trey Hendrickson, who might not play on a short week with a bad back/hip.
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Vic Tafur, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zilch
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Professional athletes, however, aren’t nobodies.—
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More importantly, the narrative explores both sides of the conflict from the POV of grunts and 'nobodies' trying to navigate the post-Civil War state of the galaxy before the fighting stops.—
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When Dana, who, like Virginia, had been successful in writing pleasant but undistinguished nothings—in her case, songs for Billy Rose’s revues—decided to try taking on more serious music by studying with Boulanger, Virginia entered a deep downward spiral.—
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Why did her mom press so hard for the littlest of nothings?—
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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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Such ciphers are easy to crack using techniques such as checking letter frequency and identifying common patterns.—
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Players with lots of recruiting stars next to their names and coaches with lots of zeroes on their paychecks.—
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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).—
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La Selva always had caymans, but only the less aggressive and less territorial dwarf and white species.—
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Recently, the Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of a dwarf galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major.—
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The Samsonite Winfield 2 Hardside Expandable Checked Bag is a Travel + Leisure editor favorite, thanks to its lightweight yet durable shell.—
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This lightweight, nourishing oil helps support the skin’s microbiome while delivering deep hydration.—
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This damages the trunk and leaves an ugly, elongated canker that invites insects and stresses the tree, leading to stunted growth, sparse foliage, and stem dieback.—
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The insect chews through the layer, and eventually the damage is akin to putting a permanent tourniquet on the tree.—
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“Zilch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zilch. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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