as in nothing
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as in countryside
the open rural area outside of big towns and cities
from the looks of things, we're stranded in nowhere and most likely its proverbial middle
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as in obscurity
the quality or state of being mostly or completely unknown
in a few short years he rose out of nowhere to prominence in the tech industry
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Recent Examples of nowhere
New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
Some have come out of nowhere, others have taken months to catch on, and all of them could become ubiquitous in the blink of a TikTok clip.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 19 Mar. 2025
Katherine J Igoe, Marie Claire, 19 Mar. 2020
The new coronavirus has brought sports across the globe to a halt, but perhaps nowhere was that abrupt ending more stunning than in the locker room of the UK rifle team.
—Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 20 Mar. 2020
Nate Perez, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
The young man is resentful at being stuck on some nowhere planet rather than being where the action is on Coruscant.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 10 July 2024
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Adverb
Look around America, and there’s nowhere else that even comes close to New York’s to-infinity-and-beyond growth.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
Some have come out of nowhere, others have taken months to catch on, and all of them could become ubiquitous in the blink of a TikTok clip.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 19 Mar. 2025
Noun
An early, out-of-nowhere jump scare keeps you on edge the entire time, even though the rest of the movie's pretty quiet as Rachel (Naomi Watts) attempts to save her son from the extremely pissed off ghost Samara.
—Katherine J Igoe, Marie Claire, 19 Mar. 2020
The new coronavirus has brought sports across the globe to a halt, but perhaps nowhere was that abrupt ending more stunning than in the locker room of the UK rifle team.
—Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 20 Mar. 2020
Adjective
With nowhere to go and the lack of federal assistance, nonprofits, churches and communities play life-saving roles for undocumented and mixed-status families like Carmen's and the millions like her.
—Nate Perez, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
The young man is resentful at being stuck on some nowhere planet rather than being where the action is on Coruscant.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 10 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nowhere
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The Texas Department of Transportation is spending $540 million to widen and revamp stretches of I-20 and I-30 linking Fort Worth and Weatherford — a yearslong project that promises eased traffic, if not the preservation of remaining countryside.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Apr. 2025
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The surrounding area is great for biking, hiking, and anyone else who needs a dose of medicine in the form of expansive countryside.—
Tim Nelson,
Architectural Digest,
31 Mar. 2025
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Instead, the accomplishment faded into obscurity, unrecorded in our collective national memory.—
Cassidy Randall,
TIME,
14 Mar. 2025
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Now we’re stuck with Healey, who is taking Warren’s route into obscurity, while we’re stuck with a $62 billion fiscal year 2026 budget proposal that needs a backup plan if federal dollars dry up.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In the clip, two workers in high visibility vests appeared to use hammers and chisels to break apart stone blocks on the pyramid.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Feb. 2025
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Add two or three wool dryer balls or new tennis balls to help break apart clumps and maintain the loft in the insulation.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
31 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Even as Jesus is shown nailed to the cross, the points of incision on his palms are blurred and blood never enters the frame.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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Your Outie would never pay full price for streaming, and Apple TV Plus knows this!—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The immense scale of the disaster has piled a fresh crisis on the impoverished Southeast Asian country, where almost 20 million people were already in need of humanitarian assistance after four years of civil war.—
Ross Adkin,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2025
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After winning a 2023 high school cross country state championship as a 13-year-old, Annabella Tomasic had a less dominant season in ’24.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The national championship follows those back-to-back titles but — unlike those — was dragged out of oblivion.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Such a narrow escape from oblivion would have shocked his fellow-Romans.—
Daniel Mendelsohn,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Avoid tall, isolated trees or other elevated objects.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Apr. 2025
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Keep a distance from tall, isolated trees or other elevated objects.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Rose said contract negotiations for Genghis Cohen have lasted roughly three years, sometimes including months of silence from their landlord.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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Liam Lawson has broken his silence after his sudden demotion from Red Bull to its junior Formula One team, Racing Bulls, following the Chinese Grand Prix.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Nowhere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nowhere. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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