more and more

adverb

: to a progressively increasing extent

Examples of more and more in a Sentence

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Willard wants that Venn diagram to overlap more and more. Tim Britton, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026 YouTube has become popular with creators interested in making AI videos for kids and babies, a cohort that is spending more and more time in front of a screen. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026 This sped up the shutter effect, making the dips in light more and more frequent until the disk was gone. Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2026 There’s more and more, and that’s why. Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for more and more

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

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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 13 Mar. 2026.

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