sixfold

adjective

six·​fold ˈsiks-ˌfōld How to pronounce sixfold (audio)
-ˈfōld
1
: having six units or members
2
: being six times as great or as many
sixfold adverb

Examples of sixfold in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But Moderna said new data, published Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine, show about a sixfold drop in the ability of the antibodies to neutralize the omicron variant, compared with the original strain, six months after the booster. NBC News, 27 Jan. 2022 And although a majority of migrants still hail from Mexico and the Northern Triangle, there was a sixfold increase in the number of migrants from other countries. Muzaffar Chishti, Foreign Affairs, 23 Nov. 2021 Between January and September, nearly 28,000 Africans passed through Honduras, a sixfold increase over the corresponding period in 2022, according to the Honduran government. Miriam Jordan, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2024 That’s more than five times bigger than the on-air total for its first airing (3.61 million) and a more than sixfold increase in the 18-49 rating (from 0.38 initially). Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2023 Wildlife World, a U.K. supplier of food and houses for animals and cameras to watch wildlife, has seen a nearly sixfold jump in the cost to ship its goods to markets, said sales manager Vanessa McDonald. Tom Fairless, WSJ, 28 June 2021 On average, France has recorded one fatal shooting every two and a half months since the law passed, compared with one every 16 months before the law — a sixfold increase. Constant Méheut, New York Times, 30 June 2023 Irregular arrivals from Tunisia through May rose more than sixfold to about 26,000, accounting for half of Central Mediterranean crossings, according to the U.N.’s International Office on Migration (IOM). Anthony Faiola, Washington Post, 30 June 2023 Between 1860 and 1900, Washington’s Black population increased more than sixfold, from 14,000 to 87,000. Cj Blair, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 June 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of sixfold was before the 12th century

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“Sixfold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sixfold. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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