more and more

adverb

|Updated on: 3 Aug 2018

Definition of more and more

: to a progressively increasing extent

Recent Examples of more and more from the Web

That safety leads to animals having more and more offspring that survive to adulthood.

— aditi shrikant, BostonGlobe.com, "When wild animals urbanize," 13 July 2018
The group tried feeding some of the men and putting them up in hostels, but as more and more came, Alternativa ran out of resources and could not support them all.

— Fox News, "60 Nigerians brought to Russia for World Cup ask for help," 13 July 2018
As time progressed, more and more whimsical creatures slowly brought downtown Berkley to life Thursday as Grand Rapids artist Jordan Hartz worked his way through it with nothing but a box of chalk, paper towel and charcoal.

— bryce airgood, Detroit Free Press, "Artist with special needs brightens up Berkley with chalk drawings," 12 July 2018
John Greim/LightRocket/Getty Images American society is becoming more and more rooted, permanent, and stable.

— lyman stone, Vox, "The myth of the job-hopping, rootless millennial is just that — a myth," 11 July 2018
As the tissue samples and DNA of more and more people are shared with researchers, the question of what information buried in those samples to give back is more pressing than ever.

— jennifer couzin-frankel, Science | AAAS, "Report advocates broader return of research results," 10 July 2018
As shade gets deeper because of increased tree growth over time, there will be more and more impact on the performance of the lawn.

— tim johnson, chicagotribune.com, "Lawn thinning out beneath a cluster of trees? Too much shade could be wreaking havoc," 10 July 2018
Because natural habitats are disappearing, more and more coyotes are being sighted in urban settings.

— cheryl conley, Houston Chronicle, "The top dog: Coyotes are interesting canines," 10 July 2018
Tech companies are taking more and more heat over other people’s software.

— russell brandom, The Verge, "Will third-party plugins survive the tech backlash?," 6 July 2018

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