more and more

adverb

: to a progressively increasing extent

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There are more and more people on the other side of the glass, the sound like a sea’s roar outside. Sara Stridsberg september 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025 One of our favorite ongoing red carpet trends is how the guys seem to have more and more fun with their wardrobe each year. Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025 The American, on the other hand, saw a clear opening and started gaining more and more control, which ended up with Crawford dictating the pace in the championship rounds, leading up to his upset victory. Joel Thayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025 The growth is being driven by legalization of gambling in more and more states and countries around the world. Nish Acharya, Forbes.com, 15 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 17 Sep. 2025.

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