more and more

adverb

: to a progressively increasing extent

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Supporters of the guardrails say the state needs clearer rules as proposals pop up more and more. Ubah Ali, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026 The project is currently entirely based in the Kuno National Park, which will become more and more crowded if the free-ranging cheetah population continues to multiply. Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 15 Apr. 2026 Only in August of 2009 did Saturnian equinox occur, and over the next eight years, until May of 2017, the north pole of Saturn tipped more and more severely toward the Sun, until Saturnian solstice arrived. Big Think, 15 Apr. 2026 As Dog Day Afternoon reaches its crescendo, the audience feels more and more of an outside presence — where the crowds and police officers loudly congregate — while the action is contained inside the bank. Devon Ivie, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2026 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 21 Apr. 2026.

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