anymore

American

[en-ee-mawr, -mohr] / ˌɛn iˈmɔr, -ˈmoʊr /

adverb

any longer.
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

Example Sentences

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"My followers say that isn't the case anymore, and that is why I am stepping in."

From BBC

“I don’t think anybody’s thinking either of those two things anymore.”

From The Wall Street Journal

It doesn’t really matter anymore on whom to place blame.

From Los Angeles Times

One is: Look, the AIs are going to be better than us at everything, and nobody’s going to want to do anything anymore.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I have had conversations with people where they're like 'manufacturing doesn't really exist in this country anymore'," she said.

From BBC

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