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as in double
being twice as great or as many my reasons for buying the condo are twofold: first, it will serve as my vacation home, and second, it should turn out to be a good investment

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as in dual
consisting of two members or parts that are usually joined the mission of the campaign is twofold: to reduce underage drinking and to reduce alcohol-related traffic accidents

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twofold

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adverb

as in twice
to two times the amount or degree with the start of the recession, home foreclosures began increasing twofold

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Recent Examples of twofold
Adjective
The inspiration behind her restaurant’s name is twofold. Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2025 The costs of this evolution are twofold. Maria Williams, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Adverb
The concern, authorities say, is twofold. ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025 The mission of the project, in his view, was always twofold—extraordinary accuracy and affordability. IEEE Spectrum, 19 Apr. 2018 See All Example Sentences for twofold
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Adjective
  • Lightcap—who joined OpenAI from Y Combinator in 2018—double-majored in economics and history in college.
    Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The ball went into the dugout, allowing Max Kepler to advance to second, scoring on Nick Castellanos’ double.
    Levi Weaver, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Had Brown jogged into the end zone untouched, this would be a story about a historically dynamic duo’s first dual 100-yard game under a first-time play-caller who’d at last connected them.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Meanwhile, a wet bar with dual wine fridges stands tucked away on the main level.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Alejandro Kirk clapped twice from the far end of the bench, as others remained still.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Make sure your devices stay juiced up with this MagSafe-compatible battery pack from Anker, which can fully charge an iPhone 13 Pro twice and converts into a phone stand for hands-free charging.
    Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025
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  • Individuals who identify as non-binary believe their gender identities don’t neatly fit into traditional male/female categories.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 4 Oct. 2025
  • In August 2020, Tempest came out as non-binary and in 2023 a BBC documentary showed Tempest’s experiences having top surgery and beginning to take testosterone, as well as his mental health struggles while being a musician.
    Thomas Smith, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
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  • Having spent his entire life in the shadow of Cody (Brandon Tyler Moore), the far more athletic twin brother primed for combat by their sadistic dad, John (Blake Burt) cuts a far more sympathetic figure.
    Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2025
  • At the time, his daughter was about 7, but his twin sons were actually a year older than her.
    Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 10 Oct. 2025

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