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Idioms  

1. Increasingly, to a steadily growing extent or degree. For example, As night came on, we were getting more and more worried, or More and more I lean toward thinking he is right. [c. 1200]

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Example Sentences

"Each time I said more and more and more, and eventually they couldn't shut me up, I love talking so much in public."

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

“In this world where decisions are more and more driven by impulse, from Spain we offer the opposite: We offer predictability,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

She hit upon the premise for the series right around her 27th birthday, a time when more and more of her friends began to get married, and developed the idea while working on other projects.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

“As long as these ruins have been here, the people capture and eat guinea pigs—or cuys, as they’re better known. Every day more and more get caught and raised to end up in barbecues.”

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

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