anymore
Americanadverb
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any longer.
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nowadays; presently.
Spelling
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.
Etymology
Origin of anymore
1350–1400; Middle English ani more any longer
Explanation
Use the adverb anymore to mean "any further" or "any longer." Your grandfather might complain that there aren't any good family movies anymore. If you don't do something anymore, it means you once did it but now you don't: "Yeah, I don't take Irish step dancing lessons anymore." If you put your fingers in your ears while your brother is talking, you make it clear you're not listening anymore. Sometimes anymore is spelled as two words, any more — both are considered correct, with anymore being more common in the US.
Example Sentences
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"It's almost like he is trying to reach for this glorified manhood that he cannot embody anymore," said Sabrina Karim, a political science professor at Cornell University.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
"There's no denying anymore that there is an issue with child safety on the platforms," Alexis Shore Ingber, a communications law expert and a professor at Syracuse University, said.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
The country, some economists proposed, simply didn’t need to create hundreds of thousands of new jobs a month anymore to keep the economy stable, a trend called a falling break-even rate of job creation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
Long dismissed as a has-been joke, Pratt correctly judged that Angelenos are angry and don’t want to be polite about it anymore.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
No one called him “Pegleg” anymore, I noticed.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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