more and more

adverb

: to a progressively increasing extent

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The Lions have deployed Moore in a variety of ways, giving him (pun intended) more and more opportunities with the first-team defense. Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 With more and more birthdays coming and going, Caterham has broken multiple records both in England and worldwide. Saleen Martin, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026 Brands are losing more and more attribution data to privacy laws, iOS tracking updates, ad blockers, cross-device browsing and more. Tobin Thomas, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 The audience, which was heavily pro-Bass, eventually started applauding more and more of Raman’s responses. Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for more and more

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of more and more was in the 13th century

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“More and more.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/more%20and%20more. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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