more and more

adverb

: to a progressively increasing extent

Examples of more and more in a Sentence

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The difference is that my car and my computer are not gaining skills almost daily, and are not increasingly becoming able to do more and more of my job. Nisha Talagala, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025 Pearce plays Van Buren as hungry and avaricious even in his kinder moments, a man of immense wealth whose primary desire is to own more and more. David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025 As the fires continue to blaze across the Greater Los Angeles area, more and more Angelinos are losing their homes — including stars like Paris Hilton, Adam Brody and Leighton Meester, Mandy Moore, Anna Faris and more. Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025 The current market cap weighting of the Mag 7 sits at historic highs and a revaluation seems plausible as more and more global investors have the same exposure. Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 10 Jan. 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 18 Jan. 2025.

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