more and more

adverb

: to a progressively increasing extent

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Meanwhile, Rue just seems to be getting in more and more danger. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2026 As the future of FanDuel Sports Network seemingly grows more and more uncertain with each passing week, the Magic have been in constant contact with the media company, as well as the NBA, and contingency planning is on-going. Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2026 For Chang, a naturalized British citizen, each visa to travel back to China to see her mother becomes more and more arduous to obtain, until eventually, she is denied one. Emily Feng, NPR, 13 Jan. 2026 The fundraising and planning process for the parade has been more and more difficult the past few years, Kerr Bache said. Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 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 17 Jan. 2026.

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