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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"We've shown that when tissue-resident macrophages don't have EP2 on their surfaces anymore or when that receptor is plugged up by a drug, this decline doesn't happen."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
The dead don’t rest anymore, at least not until someone’s turned their stories into content.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
Horse centre manger Vicki Alford adds: "It all adds up. We are finding, unfortunately, that people are contacting us because they can't financially look after their horses anymore."
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
I don’t want this debt hanging over my head anymore.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
I guess she looked at me more, or she didn’t avoid looking at me so much, and I wasn’t watching her out of the corners of my eyeballs anymore.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
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