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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]

Example Sentences

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"You're just sort of thrown into the deep end or you start off small and then it gets sort of more and more demanding."

From BBC • Mar. 31, 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

According to the Finimize survey, retail investors have been leaning more and more into ETFs as of late.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

“Nothing, really. It’s just that I’m getting more and more jobs. I can’t do them all and I have to start turning them down.”

From "Lawn Boy" by Gary Paulsen

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