no longer

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—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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Most customers in Amador County had regained electricity or were no longer listed among active shutoffs reported to the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services by Friday afternoon. — Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Endless ink has been spilled about the decline of traditional movie stars and how casting the right celebrities no longer guarantees box office success. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2026 But his may be that peculiar fate of an artist who wins so completely that their work can no longer surprise us. — Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026 But once Moscow demonstrated its ability to launch intercontinental rockets, Europeans feared that the United States would no longer be willing to use nuclear weapons to prevent a Soviet invasion of Europe. — Ivo H. Daalder, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for no longer

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nolo contendere
no longer
no love lost
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“No longer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20longer. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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