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no way

American  

interjection

  1. Informal. absolutely not; no.

no way Idioms  

  1. Also, there is no way. Certainly not; never. For example, No way can I forget what he did, or Are you coming along?—No way! or There's no way our candidate can lose. This colloquial expression dates from the mid-1900s, but an earlier adverb, noway, dates from the 1300s.

Etymology

Origin of no way

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

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“There’s no way this doesn’t hinder progress on 21st-century technologies.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

There’s no way to know how widespread or systematic those concentrations are without technical reports disclosing a project’s mineral contents and quality, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

"I had no way of knowing whether you were alive or dead," Eunhee had told her son on the phone, back in December 2020.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

And you, my friend, have come up against a brick wall on the eve of your 73rd birthday, when your first RMD is due, and there’s no way around it.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

The technology of long-distance calls is getting more impressive every day, but there is still no way to telephone someone across an ocean.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

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