more and more

adverb

: to a progressively increasing extent

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In the wake of the rightward trend that set in after the aggressively accessible bro-country craze of the 2010s, more and more performers would like to be widely accommodating and vaguely uncategorizable. Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026 The scammer build trust with their victims and then guide them to fake websites made to look like trading platforms, and coax them over time to invest more and more money. Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026 Today, a deep dive into why America’s most powerful health insurer is looking more and more like a technology company. Mario Aguilar, STAT, 7 Apr. 2026 There's more and more of the travel industry taking aim at fat wallets. Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026 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 11 Apr. 2026.

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