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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“There’s no secret anymore that it was a big goal winning here,” Pogacar said matter of factly after claiming his fifth stage victory of this Tour.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
So the notion of good or bad doesn’t really exist in that world anymore.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Drawing that line is the No. 1 job of a national energy strategy, and the U.S. doesn’t have one anymore.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
"Maintenance wise, a lot of the parts for our machines simply don't exist anymore, so using modern technologies like CAD and 3D printing, we've been able to replicate some," says Nurcombe, 21.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
There was just enough light filtering out from the cave to show that there were no trees anymore, no houses, no path, no rocks, no clouds, no sky.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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