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[ adverb ] advancing in amount or intensity
Synonyms Examples "she became increasingly depressed" Used in print (The Providence Journal...)Bob_Carroll may not bear quite as close a physical resemblance to LaGuardia as Tom_Bosley does , but I was amazed at the way he became more_and_more Fiorello as the evening progressed , until one had to catch_one's_self_up and remember that this was n't really LaGuardia come_back among us again . (Richard I. McCosh, "Recreation Site Selection"...)These are becoming more_and_more available through the work of counties and other government agencies . (J. F. Vedder, "Micrometeorites", in Francis S. J...)De_Jager ( 1955 ) has calculated the times required for these particles to reach the atmosphere under the influence of the Poynting-Robertson effect , which in this case causes the orbits to become more_and_more eccentric without changing the semi major_axis . (Robert A. Futterman, The Future of Our Cities....)These stores are still there , but the volume of the `` downtown store '' has been on a relative decline , while in many cities the suburban `` branch '' sells more_and_more dry_goods . (Ann Hebson, The Lattimer Legend....)Kate drew more_and_more on her affection for Joel through the hot days of summer work . Related terms |
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