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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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
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
23 June 2026
The goal was no longer avoiding mistakes or beating the other team.
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Yann Dang,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Kc Baker,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
His sophomore feature Slacker (1990), a no-budget, no-stars comedy shot on 16 mm, was picked up out by Orion out of Sundance and went on to gross $1 million.
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Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
27 June 2026
There was no diving here; no, this was earnest, earned writhing on the grass — medically justified.
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Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
26 June 2026
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
30 May 2026
The answer to the latter question is clearly no.
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Bobby Burack Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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Adverb
After 50 years, the Edinburgh TV Festival is no more.
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Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
23 June 2026
The goal was no longer avoiding mistakes or beating the other team.
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Yann Dang,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Noun
The trial court judge agreed with the state and told the jury the answer was a no.
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Kc Baker,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
His sophomore feature Slacker (1990), a no-budget, no-stars comedy shot on 16 mm, was picked up out by Orion out of Sundance and went on to gross $1 million.
—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
Interjection
And, no, the Heat did not give up too much, because such is the price to open a contention window.
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Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
27 June 2026
There was no diving here; no, this was earnest, earned writhing on the grass — medically justified.
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Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
26 June 2026
Adjective
And when Meta has asked consumers and companies to open their wallets for anything other than ads, the answer has generally been no.
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Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
30 May 2026
The answer to the latter question is clearly no.
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Bobby Burack Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for no
Adverb
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That day, like a frustrated patron in the Champagne room, never came.
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Some of the women who were angry contacted the SFMOMA not simply to share feedback, but to try to ensure Bahr could never work with the institution again.
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Among the historic attractions dotting Route 66, there may be none more hapless and ill fated as the Aztec Hotel in Monrovia.
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Several artists will compete across genre categories, and there may be none more varied than Turnstile.
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Others became law without Kelly’s signature or were enacted over her veto by Republicans in the House and Senate.
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DeSantis’ vetoes carved roughly $800 million from the $115 billion state budget the Legislature passed in May, including 140 projects requested by Miami-Dade lawmakers that are worth nearly $88 million, according to a Miami Herald analysis.
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The Ducks have seven days to exercise their right of first refusal on the player, per the NHL collective bargaining agreement.
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Republican hardliners jammed up the House floor this week, in part because of congressional leadership's refusal to attach a version of the election bill, dubbed the SAVE America Act, to the National Defense Authorization Act.
Interjection
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Why, oh why, do the Rangers keep throwing away almost certain victories in the final minutes of playoff games?
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Biking Barefoot There’s hardly anything more quintessentially Southern than hopping on a bike barefoot—and probably in a wet swimsuit as well—in the summertime to pedal down the street to a friend's house, neighborhood pool, or the shoreline.
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Now in his sixth Angels season, Detmers has strung together a series of wins for an Angels team that is hardly treading water in the American League.
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And on July 2, after the arrival of British forces in New York lent the proceedings new urgency, Congress did, in fact, declare independence—with a vote of 12 yeas, 0 nays, and 1 abstention.
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Rand Paul Paul’s office also did not immediately respond to a request for comment on his nay vote.
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Using basic academic terminology would place grants at risk of rejection or termination on political grounds.
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That persisted into 2026 amid disagreements over the Russian war on Ukraine, including Meloni’s rejection of a proposal by Britain and France to send European troops there following a possible ceasefire.
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“No.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/no. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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