✨📕 The NEWThe NEW Collegiate Dictionary, 12th Edition Over 5,000 words added — Buy Now! Collegiate DictionaryBuy Now!

more and more

adverb

: to a progressively increasing extent

Examples of more and more in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Seeing people enjoying themselves and singing the songs has been happening more and more recently. Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2025 With more and more people moving north of Fort Worth every day, the city of Haslet is in a prime location to welcome that growth. Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Dec. 2025 This marks a change from the R6 Mark II, which uses two UHS-II SDXC slots, and follows a trend of more and more cameras getting a high-speed CFe slot. PC Magazine, 1 Dec. 2025 While more and more people will seek warmth here this winter, Hartwig is hoping to be in his own place soon — the ultimate goal for Union Gospel Mission. Conor Wight, CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025 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

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“More and more.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/more%20and%20more. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!