more and more

adverb

: to a progressively increasing extent

Examples of more and more in a Sentence

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As international tax issues are becoming more and more common in today’s global economy the IRS has had to be proactive training its agents to understand them and catch noncompliance. Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025 Ye's antisemitic behavior has grown more and more intense, especially over the past several months. EW.com, 10 May 2025 The radical left has become more and more like the characters in a Charles Dickens novel, crammed to the seams with amiable idiots and moral monstrosities. Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2025 And more than half worked into their 80s — something that’s happening more and more as the average age of popes climbs. Joe Murphy, NBC news, 8 May 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 22 May. 2025.

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