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anymore

adverb
any·​more | \ ËŒe-nÄ“-ˈmȯr How to pronounce anymore (audio) \

Definition of anymore

1 : any longer I was not moving anymore with my feet— Anaïs Nin
2 : at the present time : now, nowadays Hardly a day passes without rain anymore.
Synonyms & Antonyms Anymore vs. Any More: Usage Guide More Example Sentences Learn More about anymore

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Synonyms & Antonyms for anymore

Synonyms

currently, now, nowadays, presently, right now, today

Antonyms

before, formerly, long, once, then

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Anymore vs. Any More: Usage Guide

Although both anymore and any more are found in written use, in current writing anymore is the more common styling. Anymore is regularly used in negative No one can be natural anymore. — May Sarton , interrogative Do you read much anymore? , and conditional If you do that anymore, I'll leave. contexts and in certain positive constructions. The Washingtonian is too sophisticated to believe anymore in solutions. — Russell Baker In many regions of the U.S. the use of anymore in sense 2 is quite common in positive constructions, especially in speech. … everybody's cool anymore. — Bill White Every time we leave the house anymore, I play a game called "Stump the Housebreaker." — Erma Bombeck The positive use appears to have been of Midland origin, but it is now reported to be widespread in all speech areas of the U.S. except New England.

Examples of anymore in a Sentence

I never see them anymore. they don't sell that kind of sandwich anymore

Recent Examples on the Web

 The anger that animated Bernie Sanders' 2016 run isn't as compelling to his supporters anymore. — NBC News, "After a chaotic summer, 2020 fundamentals remain the same," 30 Aug. 2019 Then the capital markets crashed in 2008 and 2009 and the debt wasn’t there anymore. — Claire Poole, Houston Chronicle, "Houston’s Wilson Cribbs & Goren joins billion-dollar real estate club," 30 Aug. 2019 For older colleagues though, that might not be the case anymore. — Matthew De Silva, Quartz at Work, "Why you should spend time with older colleagues outside of work," 29 Aug. 2019 Tom also does not currently follow Sony’s account anymore, as of this weekend. — Bianca Betancourt, Teen Vogue, "Tom Holland Says the Future of Spider-Man Will Be "Even Cooler"," 26 Aug. 2019 There is a boundary where the field lines aren’t closed anymore. — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, "Sun’s solar wind recreated in lab with aid of Big Red Ball," 23 Aug. 2019 Like anybody else who doesn’t wear orange and brown, Freddie Kitchens doesn’t care about former Browns offensive line coach Bob Wylie anymore. — Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland.com, "Freddie Kitchens ‘didn’t want to’ hire Bob Wylie back and threatens to fire any Browns leaks on the spot," 5 Aug. 2019 But in these times of climate change, nothing is normal anymore. — Matt Simon, WIRED, "The Bonkers Tech That Detects Lightning 6,000 Miles Away," 16 Aug. 2019 In the worst case during coronary artery disease, the whole artery can get clogged and no blood can flow to your organs anymore. — Svenja Lohner, Scientific American, "Build a Blood-Flow Model," 15 Aug. 2019

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First Known Use of anymore

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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anymore

adverb
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English Language Learners Definition of anymore

: in the recent or present period of time

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anymore

adverb
any·​more | \ ËŒe-nÄ“-ˈmȯr How to pronounce anymore (audio) \

Kids Definition of anymore

: nowadays We never see them anymore.

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