as in empty
having no usefulness
that expensive toy is worthless now that it's broken
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Recent Examples of worthless
Thing is… Matty realizes, too late, that Senior quietly moved to bankrupt his developer client, making the settlement that Robert agreed to literally worthless (though other claimants will be made whole).
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 31 Oct. 2024
But, there is a downside—the value of stock options can diminish or even become worthless if the stock price drops.
—Gegham Azatyan, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
In all likelihood Trump would manage to sell only a portion of his shares before the rest became effectively worthless with the stock bottoming out.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
El Hefe: That was also around the time when CDs were becoming worthless — which is why the album is called Coaster, because CDs became coasters since no one is playing music on them — which changed a lot of things.
—Josh Chesler, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2024
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 31 Oct. 2024
But, there is a downside—the value of stock options can diminish or even become worthless if the stock price drops.
—Gegham Azatyan, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
In all likelihood Trump would manage to sell only a portion of his shares before the rest became effectively worthless with the stock bottoming out.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
El Hefe: That was also around the time when CDs were becoming worthless — which is why the album is called Coaster, because CDs became coasters since no one is playing music on them — which changed a lot of things.
—Josh Chesler, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worthless
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The battle is underway, but the bad actors no longer play on an empty field.Hod Fleishman, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Footage of the interaction between Penny and Neely, which began about 2 minutes after the incident started, captures Penny holding Neely for about 4 minutes and 57 seconds on a relatively empty train with a couple of passengers nearby.Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 27 Nov. 2024
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The standard plan with ads costs $6.99/month, less than half the cost of the regular standard plan ($15.49/month), and much cheaper than the top-tier premium plan ($22.99/month).Emily Dreibelbis Forlini, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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By contrast, solar panels, wind turbines, and appliances like induction stoves only get better — more efficient and cheaper — with time.Matt Simon / Grist, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
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The first flawed assumption was that there were further inroads to be made with Republicans who are uncomfortable with Trump.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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In fact, the original research that linked autism to vaccines was flawed and was subsequently retracted, and no current research has shown a positive link or correlation between vaccines and autism.Omer Awan, Forbes, 6 Nov. 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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The new episode digs into Sofia's backstory via flashbacks: It's revealed that Sofia was framed for seven murders by her no-good dad (Mark Strong), and instead of taking over the family like her father promised, she's arrested and admitted to Arkham.Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2024
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An aphid had flown into a spider web and tried in vain to escape from the sticky threads.Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2024
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This reward is coming in from the universe to remind you that all of your inner work has not been done in vain.Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Worthless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worthless. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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