less and less

phrase

: to a progressively smaller size or extent

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But with alcohol consumption hitting record lows, the home bar is less and less of a design default. Elyse Moody, Architectural Digest, 27 July 2026 Recently, these manufacturers have been allocating more of their limited capacity to higher-margin HBM chips, which is leaving less and less capacity for DRAM chips. Srikanth Jagabathula, Fortune, 24 July 2026 As the Emirates and Saudi Arabia fall back from the field of battle, this theory applies less and less, and Iran’s rationale becomes more and more untenable. Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026 The population that has stayed is forced to get by with less and less. Mat Nashed, Christian Science Monitor, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for less and less

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“Less and less.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/less%20and%20less. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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