more and more

adverb

: to a progressively increasing extent

Examples of more and more in a Sentence

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Danica McKellar, who moved to Tennessee three years ago, is noting that more and more people in the entertainment industry are leaving Los Angeles. Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025 So what is the impact of a pit stop now gets more and more important. Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025 All of which is to say that Stengel was such a sensation in New York, so long after growing up here, that his roots seemed to become less and less relevant there and more and more distant here. Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2025 And as consumers drive the focus on eco-friendly fashion and footwear, more and more shoe brands are doing their part to include regenerative methods to take better care of the Earth’s ecosystems. Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for more and more

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

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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 2 Oct. 2025.

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