As a colloquial synonym of anywhere, anyplace may be considered out of place in formal writing, and the word is not a dictionary-approved replacement for the two-word phrase any place. This may someday change, however, and already we find several instances of the one-word anyplace used in reputable publications. For now, writers are safest using anywhere or the two-word any place in place of anyplace.
Examples
Here are a few instances of anyplace used in place of anywhere:
California is home to people of more racial and ethnic backgrounds than anyplace else in the Western Hemisphere … [Sign On San Diego]
But she’d been in Washington longer than anyplace else, and it was here she’d carried on a 10-year relationship that had also hit the skids. [Washington Post]
The cost of living in San Francisco is less than in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Honolulu but more than anyplace else in the country . . . [Wall Street Journal]
Elsewhere, we found a few examples of anyplace used in place of the two-word phrase any place—for example:
The workplace, like anyplace you bring a bunch of people together, is a mixture of many different personalities. [Seneca News Dispatch]
