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Recent Examples of zero But if axions make up the dark matter, then there are about 1077 (that's 10 followed by 76 zeroes) axions in the Milky Way, so the very rare process still happens pretty often! Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2025 In fact, the superstructure is estimated to hold an almost inconceivable 200 quadrillion (that's 200 followed by 15 zeros) times the mass of the sun and is more than 1.3 billion light-years long, larger than the Milky Way. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025 The fine is significantly more than Google's market value of $2.15 trillion, but not higher than a googol, which contains 100 zeroes. Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024 People might start flinging zeros at him now in the anticipation of working with the next Christopher Nolan. Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for zero
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Noun
  • My memoir was built of gaps, juxtaposition, weird little nothings.
    Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 16 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Noun
  • While some men are jumping on board, the most popular of these creators—which range from nobodies doing voiceovers to far-right provocateurs like Candance Owens and Megyn Kelly—are women speaking to other women.
    Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Those free passes were a frequent abuse of the law in the past, and low-profile corporate nobodies got away with them for years.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Instead of craving the highs, learn to appreciate the quiet depth of a love that grows over time.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Sacramento will be short on depth at the forward spots if Murray is ruled out along with LaRavia.
    Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Over eleven years, the latter seven or eight of them devoted to New Deal therapy, the economy’s growth was absolute nil.
    Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Carter’s leverage with the South Koreans had approached nil.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 26 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Lottie works best as an enigma, a cipher for the beliefs and the often capricious actions of the group.
    Erin Qualey, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
  • On the one hand, this is great, as any app can incorporate these ciphers and keep your data safe.
    Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 28 Apr. 2024
Noun
  • Emperor tamarins are dwarf monkeys with whiskers that resemble a white moustache.
    Robert Higgs, cleveland, 1 Feb. 2023
  • The dwarf variety grows to be about 5 to 7 feet, ideal for a small garden or accent in a room with limited space.
    Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Jan. 2023
Noun
  • Keep reading to find more great lightweight, cooling comforters and quilts below—all on sale.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Mar. 2025
  • The Bangles were dismissed as lightweights While poring over old newspaper and magazine stories about the band, Bickerdike was struck by the rampant sexism applied to The Bangles, now shrugged off as a product of the era.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Their main food sources are energy-rich liquids, such as the honeydew produced by insects like scale bugs and mealybugs and nectar secreted from specialized glands on plants.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
  • These attract a variety of beneficial insects including parasitoid wasps, lacewings, and syrphid flies, all of which feed on aphids, whiteflies, insects eggs, and other garden pests.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025

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“Zero.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zero. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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