more and more

adverb

: to a progressively increasing extent

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In the months before the massacre, the report said, Hale became more and more paranoid, worried her parents or therapist would learn about her plans. Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025 Over the past decade, governments have been taking more and more active roles in shaping their nations’ industrial policy; trade restrictions increased by 500% worldwide between 2015 and 2023. Erika Page, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 2025 Across the nation more and more Hispanic—and to some extent Black voters—are switching allegiance the Republicans. Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025 The paper also raises the possibility that AGI could accumulate more and more control over economic and political systems, perhaps by devising heavy-handed tariff schemes. Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 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 15 Apr. 2025.

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