more and more

adverb

: to a progressively increasing extent

Examples of more and more in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web As more and more deaths were recorded in Gaza and Lebanon, El Gouna’s seventh edition got underway with the news Abdelwahad Shawky’s short film The Last Miracle would not open the fest as planned, and was being replaced by Nebojša Slijepčevíc’s Palme d’Or winner The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent. —

Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024 But as the marquee becomes flooded with more and more choices, there’s growing audience fatigue. —

Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2024 The world is becoming more and more polarized, more and more black and white. —

Marta Balaga, Variety, 22 Oct. 2024 But Russian President Vladimir Putin seems content to invest more and more forces in a costly advance in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region, which Moscow claims as its own territory. —

Reuters, NBC News, 21 Oct. 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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“More and more.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/more%20and%20more. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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