as in empty
having no usefulness
that expensive toy is worthless now that it's broken
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Recent Examples of worthless
For much of her life, Catherine Raven felt worthless.
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Alexandra Alter, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2025
Mamet’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 1983 drama is set in a cutthroat Chicago real estate office where four salespeople compete to sell mostly worthless properties to unwitting customers.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2025
Sanctions have meant that trading in Russian sovereign debt remains off-limits, but some hedge funds are exploring corporate bonds once deemed nearly worthless, which are seeing improved valuations, according to Hedgeweek.com.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
This occurs when the developers of a DeFi project promote it aggressively and attract a large number of investors until abruptly pulling out, disappearing with the liquidity and leaving investors with worthless tokens.
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—Cathy Ross, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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Alexandra Alter, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2025
Mamet’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 1983 drama is set in a cutthroat Chicago real estate office where four salespeople compete to sell mostly worthless properties to unwitting customers.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2025
Sanctions have meant that trading in Russian sovereign debt remains off-limits, but some hedge funds are exploring corporate bonds once deemed nearly worthless, which are seeing improved valuations, according to Hedgeweek.com.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
This occurs when the developers of a DeFi project promote it aggressively and attract a large number of investors until abruptly pulling out, disappearing with the liquidity and leaving investors with worthless tokens.
2.
—Cathy Ross, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worthless
Adjective
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Imagine nearly every seat in Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center − over 20,000 seats − are empty.—
Kymberlee Montgomery,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
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On a rainy morning, the restaurant, made up of a few four-seat tables leading to the stage area, was mostly empty.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
12 Apr. 2025
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Their tech lets clothing companies show off a wide variety of sizes and styles—and for a whole lot cheaper.—
Alexandra York,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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In Flacco and Pickett, the Browns have two veteran backups on cheap contracts signed only for 2025.—
Zac Jackson,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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In April 2024, the New York Court of Appeals overturned Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction, ruling that the original trial was flawed due to the inclusion of testimony from three additional accusers who were not part of the charges.—
Michaela Zee,
Variety,
18 Apr. 2025
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The similarly futile attempts to portray John Walker as a flawed but good man, despite his callous rage and murderous tendencies?—
Nola Pfau,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2025
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Watch my video discussion of these shows below: What were your least-favorite, no-good, terrible TV shows of 2024?—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
25 Dec. 2024
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Moving right along, Rufus (Michael Maggi), the no-good gambler who lost his wife, Salena’s, shares in the Blue faction, gets put to work by Berenice, Titus’s Judean queen-mistress-whatever.—
Sean T. Collins,
Vulture,
18 July 2024
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Not gaining admission to a BS/MD program after years of work can feel like a setback, but rest assured that your hard work will not be in vain.—
Kristen Moon,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Real celebrities guest-starred in often awkward encounters with the always vain and self-centered Miss Piggy.—
James Mercadante,
EW.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Worthless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worthless. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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