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
Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Jan. 2026
If this process fails, pregnancy never begins, no matter how healthy the embryo looks.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 Jan. 2026
Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
The pilot episode of I Love LA captures the distance dynamic perfectly; when a character visiting from New York proposes a last-minute trip to the beach (starting from Silver Lake on the East side), one friend within the group throws his hands up with a hard no.
—Rachel Brodsky, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
Well, no, that’s a sign of growth.
—Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 6 Jan. 2026
Nathan Baird, cleveland, 20 Jan. 2023
Serve this uplifting and lemony no-bake pie and watch the party spring back to life.
—Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Aug. 2022
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Adverb
Every type of gardening helps the environment, no matter what motivates you to garden.
—Noun
Do not rank Cuomo and rank ZOHRAN no.
—Interjection
And, no, the money didn’t always cause problems.
—Adjective
The offensive line needs three new starters and more clarity as to the quality of its backups, with few no-doubter candidates.
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Adverb
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The boy jerks his head as if to wake himself, turns around abruptly and looks the other way, even though there’s nothing special to see besides darkness and emptiness, which is where a living eye should never look.—
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There are other Washburn regulars here too, like the excellent actors Bruce McKenzie and Jeff Biehl, but despite all their long acquaintance, something about the project never quite comes into focus.—
Adverb
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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.—
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The Florida Panthers made a flurry of moves in the offseason, but arguably none more important that the hiring of three-time Stanley Cup-winning coach Joel Quenneville.—
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To become Florida law, bills need to survive committee hearings, pass votes in the House and Senate and avoid the governor’s veto pen.—
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Congress attempted to rein in that authority after the Vietnam War with the War Powers Resolution, passed over Republican President Richard Nixon’s veto.—
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Although the two were mostly in favor of improving revenue-sharing for the teams in over two-plus years of bitter negotiations, the discovery process showed their growing frustration with NASCAR's board of directors over its refusal to make the charters permanent.—
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And as Deborah Baker’s detailed account reveals, the inability of government officials to recognize the Nazi threat would both echo past failures in this country’s capacity to handle extremism, and forecast its refusal to even try.—
Noun
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With Cornyn not on the floor, the vote for more than 25 minutes was stuck at 56 ayes and 40 nays, with three other GOP senators, Rick Scott of Florida, Wisconsin’s Ron Johnson and Mike Lee of Utah, not voting, for unclear reasons.—
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Colorado's delegation has voted on the funding measures along party lines, including nays lodged again Wednesday by Bennet and Sen. John Hickenlooper, both Democrats.—
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The movement is considered a response to the ever-present and growing sense of alienation among people, as well as a rejection of the traditional depictions of everyday life in Eastern Europe.—
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Cyclosporine Cyclosporine is an immunosuppressant that is used after an organ transplant to prevent organ rejection.—
Interjection
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Why, oh why, do the Rangers keep throwing away almost certain victories in the final minutes of playoff games?—
Adverb
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Storing Sliced Fruit Sliced persimmons are hardly hardy, lasting about three days.—
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The Heat hardly were that on Saturday night, their deficit reaching 29, closing at 4 of 30 on 3-pointers, committing 19 turnovers.—
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“No.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/no. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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