more and more

adverb

: to a progressively increasing extent

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And that strategy, headed by president of basketball operations Tim Connelly and backed by new owners Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore, is looking more and more sound by the day. Sam Amick, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025 While more and more hotels are promoting hammams as part of their spas, most are disappointingly simply steam rooms perhaps providing coarse salt for a do-it-yourself scrub. Johanna Read, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025 While brides of the past opted for simple, nondescript engagement and wedding day jewelry—think diamond princess cut engagement rings and simple gold bands—more and more women are opting for unique accessories. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 29 Apr. 2025 The result of both inadequate support for new mothers and poor medical advice was that more and more mothers bottle-fed their babies cow’s milk. Made By History, Time, 29 Apr. 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 3 May. 2025.

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