more and more vs so much as

more and more

adv
  • Progressively more. 

  • Indicates that the statement is becoming progressively more true. 

  • In a manner that progressively increases. 

det
  • Increasingly more; a growing number of; a growing quantity of. 

so much as

adv
  • But rather. 

  • Even; suggests a minimum, especially regarding what might be expected. 

How often have the words more and more and so much as occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )