1
as in never
not in any degree, way, or under any condition
this cake is no better than the last one we made
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2
as in none
certainly not
in no uncertain terms we were told to leave
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2
as in refusal
an unwillingness to grant something asked for
gave him a polite no when he asked her to dance
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as in oh
how surprising, doubtful, or unbelievable
no—you can't possibly mean that I failed that test! I studied for days!
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Recent Examples of no
Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2025
Bottom line, no matter what your full retirement age benefit is, waiting to collect benefits at 70 versus 67, will only produce an increase of lifetime benefits of approximately 3-percent.
—Thomas Hager, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2023
The car that will hit the block, chassis no. 0665 GT, is the third of just five examples of the race-ready variant that features coachwork by the legendary Zagato.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 31 July 2023
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Adverb
Will Gretzky/Ovechkin become hockey’s version of Michael Jordan vs. LeBron James, with Gretzky playing Michael as the G.O.A.T. no matter what the numbers might say?
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2025
Bottom line, no matter what your full retirement age benefit is, waiting to collect benefits at 70 versus 67, will only produce an increase of lifetime benefits of approximately 3-percent.
—Thomas Hager, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Noun
So far, the film has earned $161 million worldwide and is still, unfortunately, the lowest-grossing Marvel despite opening at the box office at no. 1. earlier this month.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2023
The car that will hit the block, chassis no. 0665 GT, is the third of just five examples of the race-ready variant that features coachwork by the legendary Zagato.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 31 July 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for no
Adverb
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Harris' campaign failures on the economy got us into the chaotic mess that the Trump administration has already become, and Democrats can never forget the lesson of her campaign.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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Davis’ attorney, Carl Arnold, has also sought to have the case dismissed, arguing that his client never should have been charged with a crime due to prior immunity agreements.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
6 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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That being said there were some sloppy mistakes from Pellegrini's side, none more sloppy than Lukasz Fabianski's poor clearance which led to a penalty that was handily dispatched by Sergio Aguero late on.—
SI.com,
SI.com,
8 Sep. 2019
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Sierpina, a reigning bronze medalist in the cyclocross nationals, was none too happy when her mother signed her up for cross country in April.—
Nate Bryan,
The Courier-Journal,
2 Nov. 2019
Noun
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The two nations are among five on the Security Council with veto power, and have been critical of the role of past U.N. peacekeeping operations in Haiti, the last of which ended in 2017.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2025
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Later in the day, the original pablum from the White House was approved by the Security Council when Britain and France withheld their vetoes by abstaining while China and Russia voted in favor.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Military refusal After Trump sanctioned Fincimex and cut the cash flow, the military refused to move the remittance business to a non-military entity.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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Many members of the Democrats' more establishment wing opposed the use of disruptive tactics and opted for silent forms of protest such as outfit coordination and refusal to clap.—
Andrew Solender,
Axios,
4 Mar. 2025
Interjection
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For oh so long, Edward Cabrera has flashed tantalizing talent with the Miami Marlins.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2025
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And people have said, oh, this is a constitutional crisis.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
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While it was voted in at 3-0-2 (three for yes, zero nays, and two absent), the vote must sit in the Federal Register for 30 days before a final FTC ruling will be made.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Jan. 2025
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As late as 1997, Roger Ferguson and Ed Gramlich, Democrat Bill Clinton nominees to the Fed, were confirmed by voice vote with no nays heard.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
26 May 2024
Noun
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Despite facing rejection, including a harsh encounter with a former instructor, Hackman remained determined.—
Megan Cartwright,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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Other Republicans were more blunt in their rejection of the idea.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC News,
26 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Limiting new graphical tricks to new hardware is hardly unique in the graphics business—Nvidia has gated multiple DLSS features to new GPUs, including Frame Generation for the GeForce RTX 40-series and Multi-Frame Generation for the 50-series.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
28 Feb. 2025
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But the film hardly makes calm detachment, or following the status quo, seem sane.—
Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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“No.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/no. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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