say no
idiom
: to say that one will not accept or agree to something
We requested more time, but she said no.
—often + toShe said no to our request.
I never say no to dessert.
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Show me exactly how to say no to everything else that distracts from this core offering.
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Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Sources say no deals have been made, nor is there any timeline.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2025
Manager Daniel Farke will certainly not say no to differential players, as United’s hierarchy call Paixao and others.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 31 July 2025
Laurel then asks if her daughter is pregnant, and Belly and Jeremiah say no.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
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Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Sources say no deals have been made, nor is there any timeline.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2025
Manager Daniel Farke will certainly not say no to differential players, as United’s hierarchy call Paixao and others.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 31 July 2025
Laurel then asks if her daughter is pregnant, and Belly and Jeremiah say no.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
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“Say no.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/say%20no. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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