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NO MORE
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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not now
Example:
she is no more
Synonyms:
no longer; no more
Classified under:
Sense 2
Meaning:
Referring to the degree to which a certain quality is present
Example:
he was no heavier than a child
Synonyms:
no; no more
Classified under:
Context examples:
No more than I expected, if you are allowed to go poking about among poor folks.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
The laugh's on my side; I've had the top of this business from the first; I no more fear you than I fear a fly.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
“I wish to see or hear no more of Dr. Jekyll,” he said in a loud, unsteady voice.
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
Expiration dates are generally limited to no more than 3 years after production, but longer stability periods are allowed for some very stable materials.
(Pharmaceutical Product Expiration Date, NCI Thesaurus)
Acute coughs begin suddenly and usually last no more than 2 to 3 weeks.
(Cough, NIH)
Before this study, the oldest human viruses to be discovered were approximately 450-years- old but most are no more than 50-years-old.
(Oldest genetic evidence of Hepatitis B virus found in ancient DNA from 4,500 year-old skeletons, University of Cambridge)
The very winds whispered in soothing accents, and maternal Nature bade me weep no more.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
“But my fair lady,” she stammered, “what have I done? I have said no more than I heard.”
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Anyhow I am taking no more chances.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Lord Avon lost, and Sir Lothian lost, and my uncle lost, and Captain Barrington won until he could win no more.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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