curiouser and curiouser

phrase

: stranger and stranger
The story of what really happened to them that day gets curiouser and curiouser.

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“Curiouser and curiouser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curiouser%20and%20curiouser. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.

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