more and more

adverb

: to a progressively increasing extent

Examples of more and more in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web By the 1970s, more and more surfers gave it a go with mainly knee-boarding being the choice. Corky Carroll, Orange County Register, 17 May 2024 Although most surveys show Israelis still broadly back the war, that support has been slipping, with more and more prioritising a return of the hostages over destroying Hamas. James MacKenzie, USA TODAY, 17 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for more and more 

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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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Cite this Entry

“More and more.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/more%20and%20more. Accessed 23 May. 2024.

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