more and more

adverb

: to a progressively increasing extent

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As climate change drives hotter temperatures, Americans are consuming more and more of them, new research finds, with worrying health consequences. Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025 If more and more people are voting for Democrats without registering or identifying as Democrats, that indicates that the Party is mostly obtaining its support from people who have reservations about it or who are mostly driven by their opposition to the Republicans. Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025 As the situation in Gaza escalates, independent reporting on conditions in Gaza becomes more and more challenging. Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 According to county data, average home sale prices have increased dramatically in recent years as more and more people move to Platte County — from over $315,000 in 2019 to over $441,000 in 2023, a nearly 40% overall increase in the average home sale price. Madeline King, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 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 9 Sep. 2025.

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