anymore
[en-ee-mawr, -mohr]
- any longer.
- nowadays; presently.
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Origin of anymore
1350–1400; Middle English ani more any longer
Usage note
The adverb anymore meaning “any longer” or “nowadays” is most commonly spelled as one word. It is used in negative constructions and in some types of questions: Sally doesn't work here anymore. Do you play tennis anymore? In some dialects, chiefly South Midland in origin, it is found in positive statements meaning “nowadays”: Baker's bread is all we eat anymore. Anymore we always take the bus. Its use at the beginning of a sentence is almost exclusive to speech or to representations of speech.
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Examples from the Web for anymore
Contemporary Examples
“I don't read it anymore … not at all …,” he said, speaking as much to himself and his private ghosts as to me.
Then they had a meeting where they said, ‘Guys, we can’t say “raping and pillaging” anymore.
They almost never cross into West Jerusalem anymore, we were told.
Daniel Radcliffe may not be Harry Potter anymore but he continues to amaze us with magic.
Harry Potter Raps, The Catcalls Heard ‘Round the World and More Viral VideosAlex Chancey
November 2, 2014
Not Texas anymore, maybe a little faster, a little more metropolitan.
Historical Examples
"I think he had better not go there anymore," his father was saying.
The Old Tobacco ShopWilliam Bowen
Thedora has told you that it is out of my power to render you anymore help.
Poor FolkFyodor Dostoyevsky
And when we did, I would not have to stay with Madama Tilia anymore.
The Saracen: The Holy WarRobert Shea
He wasn't even around, anymore, when you beauties got caught.
The Planet StrappersRaymond Zinke Gallun
You can't judge birds, anymore than people, by their clothes.
Word Origin and History for anymore
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper