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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If a shutdown goes on for any longer than roughly a week, WIC may begin running out of funding, Ali Hard, policy director for the National WIC Association, told ABC News' Selina Wang.
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ABC News, 30 Sep. 2025
The Blackhawks aren’t just looking for positive signs and hoping Reichel will figure it out in the NHL any longer.
—Scott Powers, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
There are observational reasons and theoretical reasons both to disfavor that interpretation, and this isn’t seriously entertained any longer as a plausible interpretation of the expanding Universe or the Big Bang.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 26 Sep. 2025
The parts that know something isn’t right and refuse to stay silent any longer.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 21 Sep. 2025
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ABC News, 30 Sep. 2025
The Blackhawks aren’t just looking for positive signs and hoping Reichel will figure it out in the NHL any longer.
—Scott Powers, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
There are observational reasons and theoretical reasons both to disfavor that interpretation, and this isn’t seriously entertained any longer as a plausible interpretation of the expanding Universe or the Big Bang.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 26 Sep. 2025
The parts that know something isn’t right and refuse to stay silent any longer.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 21 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for any longer
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“Any longer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/any%20longer. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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