more and more

adverb

: to a progressively increasing extent

Examples of more and more in a Sentence

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As the world has become more and more connected, governments have retreated from global problems. — David Miliband, Time, 19 Oct. 2026 The bigger picture In the future, employees at Anthropic see AI taking up more and more of their daily responsibilities. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026 Conference expansion and realignment, as well as an unfettered transfer portal, has college football looking more and more like the NFL by the day, and that's by design. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026 These are only some of the complex issues emerging as more and more of us live and die with AI. — Lissa Soep, Vox, 17 Oct. 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 20 Oct. 2026.

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