more and more

adverb

: to a progressively increasing extent

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This idea of more and more layers of computers coming into music. — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2025 The olfactory obsession has more and more businesses racing to market takeout versions of their signature scents. — Susan Campos, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Mar. 2025 Over the years, as more and more sun tea recipes have popped up across the Internet, so have warnings about its potential danger. — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025 What’s more, as generative AI improves, people could use it to create more and more sophisticated bot accounts, and the platforms could use it to coordinate content moderation. — John Lalor, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for more and more

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First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

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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 30 Mar. 2025.

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