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
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
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
The Senate voted against advancing a Section 702 extension last week, with seven Republicans and almost every Democrat voting no.
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Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
23 June 2026
Some members of the board and administration have shared that anxiety, but the new law essentially blocks them from saying no in many cases.
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Austin Horn,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2026
Bobby Burack Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
Ironically, the answer might be no.
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Stylecaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
28 Mar. 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
Most flat organizations, built in haste after layoffs, have quietly answered that question with a no, and dressed the answer up as empowerment.
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Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
The Senate voted against advancing a Section 702 extension last week, with seven Republicans and almost every Democrat voting no.
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Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
Interjection
First of all, no, this isn’t an adaptation of those books about cats.
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Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
23 June 2026
Some members of the board and administration have shared that anxiety, but the new law essentially blocks them from saying no in many cases.
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Austin Horn,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2026
Adjective
The answer to the latter question is clearly no.
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Bobby Burack Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
Ironically, the answer might be no.
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Stylecaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for no
Adverb
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Sugar reconnects with Blaine, the security guard who’d never seen Casablanca, a golden-age Hollywood classic his mom named him after.
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Hezbollah was not part of the talks, which resulted in several ceasefire agreements that were never implemented on the ground.
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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.
Noun
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The political landscape around data centers has since changed since Newsom’s veto in October, said Dan Schnur, a political science professor who teaches at UC Berkeley and USC.
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Kansas lawmakers last year failed to get the two-thirds support needed to call themselves into a special session on redistricting and override a potential veto by the Democratic governor.
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The stat might reflect a mere delay rather than a total refusal — Bain’s research suggests most people still get licenses by age 25.
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His refusal to do so jeopardizes public safety.
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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But Lancaster County is hardly alone in Hispanic population growth for the Rock Hill region.
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The thought hardly goes through my mind when my reel pipes a high crescendo.
Noun
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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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In January 2024, the county’s commissioners voted 3-1-1 on a resolution opposing the redesign: three yays, one nay, and Lubke.
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Social and physical pain share overlapping circuitry in the brain, and a large-scale meta-analysis identified the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex as the region most reliably activated by social rejection, the same region most associated with the experience of pain itself.
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At the end of the day, the college audition process has rejection.
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“No.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/no. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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