more and more

adverb

: to a progressively increasing extent

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Now, offers from higher-paying establishments are more and more tempting for people who are seeing expenses rise. Alana Semuels, Time, 22 Sep. 2025 Here's what to know as fall officially begins and Tennessee begins to lose more and more daylight. Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Sep. 2025 The Elvis story continues to mutate, especially as more and more filmmakers come in to write the story in their own way. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2025 Good social skills are becoming more and more important in today’s world, and those skills grow from connection and emotional safety. Reem Raouda, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for more and more

Word History

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 26 Sep. 2025.

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