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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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Picking up best pop act, Dean squealed "no way" and added: "Pop music is kind of confusing. I don't really know what it means but I think it's about togetherness and making people feel good."

From BBC

"If you cannot stockpile material that is enriched then there is no way you can actually create a bomb," Albusaidi told CBS's "Face the Nation."

From Barron's

“There was no way to escape this war,” said an Iranian journalist in his 70s.

From The Wall Street Journal

We have no way of knowing what they might be; it’s possible that he doesn’t know either.

From Slate

After the show, Tod's founder and chairman Diego Della Valle told AFP the company's decision to highlight its artisanal heritage was in no way linked to the recent investigations.

From Barron's

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