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nothingness

[nuhth-ing-nis] / ˈnʌθ ɪŋ nɪs /


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Kuhn, Schiller writes, understood “the tension between the social so-called nothingness of old age and its vibrant realities.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

Hanna’s grief for Erik is the key to her art, but so is the nothingness he seems to have disappeared into.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

The moon, appearing about the size of a bowling ball at arm’s length to the crew, hung in the nothingness.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 9, 2026

Kelson’s memento mori, in its way, adds dignity to what is otherwise a sentence to nothingness.

From Salon Jan. 23, 2026

At last, but how no one ever tried to explain, two children were born to this shapeless nothingness.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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