Extinction and Zero

Extinction

Extinction noun - The state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless.

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Zero and extinction are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Zero" instead a noun "Extinction".

Nearby Word: extinct

Zero noun - The numerical symbol 0 or the absence of number or quantity represented by it.

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Extinction and zero are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Extinction" instead a noun "Zero".

Nearby Words: zeroed, zeroing

old	old extinction	old zero
natural	natural extinction	natural zero
complete	complete extinction	complete zero
actual	actual extinction	actual zero
Other adjectives: bad, near, possible, final, less, mysterious, aforementioned.

It's obviously the whole point of Population Zero, given that it deals with the aftermath of humanity's extinction, but even the scenarios that one would least expect to lead to an apocalypse do.

Source: Series / Aftermath aka: Aftermath Population Zero
The more realistic ones know that the odds of them ever doing so are almost zero, but keep fighting anyway since it beats laying down and accepting extinction.

Source: Galactic Conqueror
In Zero Time Dilemma, he and Akane actually end up together and are engaged, but they've put their wedding on hold because they're on the tail of an extremely dangerous Omnicidal Maniac who could end up causing the extinction of the entire human race.

Source: Bittersweet Ending / Video Games

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