as in zeroes
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 aughts
Pennie Clark Ianniciello spent decades as Costco’s book buyer, building the company into a major publishing-industry player by the mid-aughts.
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Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Since then, the Hussar pelisse ironically became something of a uniform in the early aughts for musicians, including Michael Jackson, Beyoncé and Rihanna, and bands such as British alt-indie group The Libertines and US pop-punk band My Chemical Romance.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
From Hilary Duff to High School Musical, the aughts were made for tweens who loved music, and so much of those iconic musical performances came from the Disney Channel.
—Allison McClain Merrill, Parents, 10 Oct. 2025
The latest aughts-era tabloid figure being reconsidered is Victoria Beckham, in Netflix’s three-part documentary series of the same name dropping on Thursday.
—Scarlett Harris, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Kerr—an absolute wall of a man, and thus a role befitting of Johnson—becamerenowned for his unassailable winning streak throughout the late ’90s and early aughts.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
Trump was also a Deutsche Bank client throughout the early aughts until 2021, and a longtime acquaintance of Epstein’s.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
The Bennifer lore started back in the early aughts.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
The Bubble Skirt The bubble skirt is back from the early aughts; it feels refreshed and elevated this time around.
—Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Since then, the Hussar pelisse ironically became something of a uniform in the early aughts for musicians, including Michael Jackson, Beyoncé and Rihanna, and bands such as British alt-indie group The Libertines and US pop-punk band My Chemical Romance.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
From Hilary Duff to High School Musical, the aughts were made for tweens who loved music, and so much of those iconic musical performances came from the Disney Channel.
—Allison McClain Merrill, Parents, 10 Oct. 2025
The latest aughts-era tabloid figure being reconsidered is Victoria Beckham, in Netflix’s three-part documentary series of the same name dropping on Thursday.
—Scarlett Harris, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Kerr—an absolute wall of a man, and thus a role befitting of Johnson—becamerenowned for his unassailable winning streak throughout the late ’90s and early aughts.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
Trump was also a Deutsche Bank client throughout the early aughts until 2021, and a longtime acquaintance of Epstein’s.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
The Bennifer lore started back in the early aughts.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
The Bubble Skirt The bubble skirt is back from the early aughts; it feels refreshed and elevated this time around.
—Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aughts
zeros
Noun
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When a scientist sends an electric pulse through the electrodes, the neurons can respond with activity spikes, a biological equivalent of the binary ones and zeroes in digital computing.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
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Shook his head to say no, those zeroes were correct.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Aughts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aughts. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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