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anymore
[ en-ee-mawr, -mohr ]
adverb
- any longer.
- nowadays; presently.
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Spelling Note
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.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of anymore1
1350–1400; Middle English ani more any longer
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Example Sentences
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Nobody took accountability for anything anymore, and isn't that terrible.
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Did the sports section of The Times miss the memo that the Lakers are not the only team in town anymore?
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He doesn’t need to hide his inner voice from Brontë anymore because he’s planning on being completely and totally honest with her.
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But when I couldn’t run anymore, he didn’t run either.
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"I'm very sad she's retiring because you don't find many classes like these anymore."
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