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no longer

idiom

used to say that something that was once true or possible is not now true or possible
I can no longer afford the car.

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Performance sidestepped the concepts of both uniqueness and reproducibility (which, at any rate, no longer offered viable business models) and generated different kinds of attention. Diedrich Diederichsen, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025 Extremist groups in America are exploiting social media’s chaos and cashing in on it, as violent rhetoric spreads faster than platforms can contain it, according to a new report and security experts who warn the problem is no longer limited to foreign terrorist networks. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 1 Dec. 2025 While both of these outfits may no longer be practical for winter, her accessory is useful no matter the season. Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025 That's partly because Indianapolis would no longer be one compact district, but would be carved up into four sprawling districts. Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 1 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for no longer

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“No longer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20longer. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.

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