curiouser and curiouser
idiom
: stranger and stranger
The story of what really happened to them that day gets curiouser and curiouser.
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The saga of struggling retailer Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) keeps getting curiouser and curiouser.
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Paul R. La Monica, CNN, 18 Aug. 2022
The hunt grew curiouser and curiouser.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 1 May 2022
Experiencing the panorama for the first time can leave a visitor both mystified and elated — a kind of Alice in Wonderland feeling of curiouser and curiouser.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2021
Things are looking curiouser and curiouser.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 17 June 2014
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Paul R. La Monica, CNN, 18 Aug. 2022
The hunt grew curiouser and curiouser.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 1 May 2022
Experiencing the panorama for the first time can leave a visitor both mystified and elated — a kind of Alice in Wonderland feeling of curiouser and curiouser.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2021
Things are looking curiouser and curiouser.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 17 June 2014
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“Curiouser and curiouser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curiouser%20and%20curiouser. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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