any longer
idiom
—usually used in negative statements to say that something that was once true or possible is not now true or possible
We can't ignore these problems any longer.
I can't afford the car any longer.
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The problem is, the two can’t coexist in Miami any longer, and the Dolphins need to get Hill to lock in and regain his status as one of the NFL’s elite receivers.
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Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
By the time the superhero movie bonanza began, no one in this business held their noses around a gold mine any longer.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
We won’t be left out of our PS5 friends’ online dynasties any longer.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 30 May 2025
But the journalists at places like the Atlantic don't get that this doesn't work any longer.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
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Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
By the time the superhero movie bonanza began, no one in this business held their noses around a gold mine any longer.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
We won’t be left out of our PS5 friends’ online dynasties any longer.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 30 May 2025
But the journalists at places like the Atlantic don't get that this doesn't work any longer.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
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“Any longer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/any%20longer. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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