no more
Americanadjective
noun
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not any more (of something).
We went back to buy another copy, but they had no more.
I’ll have no more of your backtalk!
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nothing else; nothing additional.
He said no more, but it was clear that he understood.
These allegations are mere malicious rumor and no more.
adverb
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not to any greater extent or degree.
It’s no more expensive to buy it ready-made than to make it yourself.
The author of this paper is no more a scientist than I am a Martian!
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no longer.
Cry no more, my friend, for we will see justice done.
You’re here at last, and I am lonely no more.
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never again.
With these words he galloped away and was seen no more.
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neither.
I never took to the fellow, I’m afraid—and no more did my wife.
idioms
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be no more, to be dead or gone; be no longer existing.
Let us drink to the memory of the ships and sailors that are no more.
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no more than, less than or equal to; a maximum of.
The assessment should take no more than 5–10 minutes of your time.
The pub is on your left, no more than half a mile down the road.
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say no more, (an exclamation expressing full agreement or understanding based on very little said).
“We’re on a budget.” “Say no more, ma’am, I know just the car for you.”
Etymology
Origin of no more
First recorded before 1000
Example Sentences
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham said people were "fed up with the scramble for routine appointments" and wanted help close to home, with no more taking time off work or waiting to get seen.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
With a policeman in charge of the program, there’s no more off-the-field games being played — only hard work trying to get back to the top.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
His state financial disclosure for 2001 listed assets totaling no more than $170,000, a ProPublica and Tribune analysis found.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
At a casual spot in downtown Taipei, the tables around me were ordering like people who meant to finish—a few dishes, no more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
When Irian said no more, he said: “Well?”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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