anymore

[ en-ee-mawr, -mohr ]

adverb

any longer.
nowadays; presently.

Origin of anymore

1350–1400; Middle English ani more any longer

usage note For anymore

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.

Words Nearby anymore

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How to use anymore in a sentence

That means there is an opportunity out there to improve how they work — because let’s face it, Zoom Fatigue is real and I for one am not super excited anymore to be a part of your Team.
mmhmm, Phil Libin’s new startup, acquires Memix to add enhanced filters to its video presentation toolkit | Ingrid Lunden | October 23, 2020 | TechCrunch
So many people in this system were victims until they’re not anymore.
Victor Ray Cruz Wanted to Turn His Life Around — Then He Got the Coronavirus | Maya Srikrishnan and Adriana Heldiz | October 22, 2020 | Voice of San Diego
Chick-fil-A appears to have successfully weathered its storm by deciding to simply not talk about it anymore.
Boycotts don’t work the way you think. | Truthbetold | October 21, 2020 | TruthBeTold.news
Of course, the difficulty with polling that we saw in the 2016 election was people don’t answer their phones anymore and doing an accurate opinion poll is getting harder and harder.
Podcast: How democracies can reclaim digital power | Anthony Green | October 15, 2020 | MIT Technology Review
The wage premium conferred by New York and many other cities wasn’t such a premium anymore.
Why Are Cities (Still) So Expensive? (Ep. 435) | Stephen J. Dubner | October 15, 2020 | Freakonomics

Once I got over that hurdle, it was as if a huge weight had lifted and I was not scared anymore.
Inside A Finishing School for Transwomen | Sharon Adarlo | December 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
“I don't read it anymore … not at all …,” he said, speaking as much to himself and his private ghosts as to me.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
But look, it depends on how old I am [laughs], and whether I have the energy anymore.
‘No Regrets’: Peter Jackson Says Goodbye to Middle-Earth | Alex Suskind | December 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Then they had a meeting where they said, ‘Guys, we can’t say “raping and pillaging” anymore.
Bill Cosby Foe Hannibal Buress Joked About Date Rape | Rich Goldstein | November 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Forget about the fight in Washington—the pipeline might not make economic sense anymore.
Why the Keystone XL Pipeline May Not Be Built | Robert Bryce | November 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Fire came out of the clouds to kill them there, and no one saw them alive anymore, and no other priest ever found the gold.
The Treasure Trail | Marah Ellis Ryan
"Haven't even got my shiv anymore, Frankie," Tiflin remarked, casually.
The Planet Strappers | Raymond Zinke Gallun
He wasn't even around, anymore, when you beauties got caught.
The Planet Strappers | Raymond Zinke Gallun
There was almost no one on the streets anymore -- just the people trying hopelessly to get underground.
Little Brother | Cory Doctorow
My country was not my friend anymore: we were now on different sides and I'd known I could never win.
Little Brother | Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for any more

any more

esp US anymore

/ (ˌɛnɪˈmɔː) /

adverb

any longer; still; now or from now on; nowadays: he does not work here any more

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