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Recent Examples of nothingness
Mike himself has been hollowed out into nothingness, his character chipped away into a hollow avatar for a sensitive, caring man dedicated to providing women pleasure.
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
Events that used to lead to days or weeks of heated discourse now fade into nothingness almost instantaneously; nothing matters enough to break the internet anymore.
—Meaghan Garvey, Pitchfork, 27 Feb. 2025
Plan It: Massacre Rim Dark Sky Sanctuary Out There in Nevada
So many people think that Nevada is just the Strip and then a vast expanse of nothingness.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 3 Mar. 2025
Her sentences, always at the shore of some great nothingness, have the intricacies and echoes of a conch shell.
—Audrey Wollen, The New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2025
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
Events that used to lead to days or weeks of heated discourse now fade into nothingness almost instantaneously; nothing matters enough to break the internet anymore.
—Meaghan Garvey, Pitchfork, 27 Feb. 2025
Plan It: Massacre Rim Dark Sky Sanctuary Out There in Nevada
So many people think that Nevada is just the Strip and then a vast expanse of nothingness.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 3 Mar. 2025
Her sentences, always at the shore of some great nothingness, have the intricacies and echoes of a conch shell.
—Audrey Wollen, The New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nothingness
Noun
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Here's what to know about the death of Skype, including more information on why Microsoft decided to pull the plug.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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Meanwhile, Stephanie is also suspicious and later learns that Aunt Linda is wanted by the FBI in connection with several mysterious deaths.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
3 May 2025
Noun
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However, because the Romans cremated their dead for many years, archaeologists have not found many gladiator bodies.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Apr. 2025
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During her search for Joel outside of Jackson, Abby wakes up Infected who, now evolved enough to strategize, have been using their dead as insulation in the snowy mountains surrounding the town.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Avoidable mortality refers to deaths that ought not to occur in the presence of timely and effective healthcare, including prevention.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), which is now on the verge of dissolution, the U.S. had funded 40% of the world’s foreign assistance, including programs designed to combat disease, malnutrition, maternal mortality, totalitarianism, and climate change.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Nothingness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nothingness. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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