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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But the journalists at places like the Atlantic don't get that this doesn't work any longer.
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Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
No one, by that point, could bear to wait any longer.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
Even worse is when the ride halts, suspended upside down midair as the teens who can’t hold on any longer begin plummeting to the ground.
—Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 16 May 2025
Rihanna fans who are desperate for new music don’t need to feel blue any longer — the superstar finally has a new song coming out soon, recorded for the Smurfs movie soundtrack.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 14 May 2025
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Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
No one, by that point, could bear to wait any longer.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
Even worse is when the ride halts, suspended upside down midair as the teens who can’t hold on any longer begin plummeting to the ground.
—Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 16 May 2025
Rihanna fans who are desperate for new music don’t need to feel blue any longer — the superstar finally has a new song coming out soon, recorded for the Smurfs movie soundtrack.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 14 May 2025
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“Any longer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/any%20longer. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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