not

as in never
in no way or under no circumstances The food was so burnt that it was not edible.

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Adverb
  • And the former ArcLight at the Sherman Oaks Galleria, which bordered an evacuation area as the fire spread, was a ghost town (business has never been the same since Regal took over, sources say).
    Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Gallup found that recognition from direct managers or C-Suite leaders leaves the strongest impression, yet 28% of employees never receive recognition from the CEO, according to Nectar HR.
    Leeatt Rothschild, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Adverb
  • The problem is that overachievers are rarely the ones who push back.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
  • That said, Drew earned just one All-Star during his career and rarely reached his ceiling.
    Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Adverb
  • In tallying up the casualties of war, there’s seldom a thought for the animal kingdom beyond our own two-legged species.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
  • So does another Carter creation, seldom recognized by the people.
    K. Lloyd Billingsley, Orange County Register, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Not.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/not. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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