more and more

adverb

: to a progressively increasing extent

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In recent times, more and more psychoanalysts are using his exact technique to comprehend one’s behavior and subconscious thoughts. Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2025 Everything's coming to a head, and everything's getting more and more tangled and intertwined. Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025 There's nothing more New Jersey than diners, but with rising costs and the impacts of COVID, more and more are struggling to survive. Kristie Keleshian, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025 That means more and more people need to learn about how to manage the risks of harvesting food from the wild. Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 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

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“More and more.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/more%20and%20more. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.

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