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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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Recent Examples of twofold
Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
The inspiration behind her restaurant’s name is twofold.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Liam Tharme, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
The concern, authorities say, is twofold.
—ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
What’s disturbing to me on a gut level is twofold.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
The inspiration behind her restaurant’s name is twofold.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
Runs in-behind are up almost twofold in that time, while movements of left-backs attacking crosses has more than doubled.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
The concern, authorities say, is twofold.
—ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twofold
Adjective
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James Watson, who co-discovered the double-helix structure of DNA in 1953, has died at age 97.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Using what was known about biology at the time and X-ray images, the two determined that DNA had a double-helix structure - like a twisted ladder, with each rung made up of a pair of chemicals.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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First-team appearances came in the National League Cup ties against the under-21 side of Leeds United from the Premier League and second-division Middlesbrough, and dual-registration rules allowed Gjoshe to link up with Bottesford last month.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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The inner workings are also dazzling, with the self-winding Caliber CH 28-520 C FUS offering a dual time zone display, flyback chronograph, day/night indicators, and a date display.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
8 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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That was nonetheless a significant improvement over the year prior when the death toll was around twice as large.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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When injecting the medication, rotate sites or avoid injecting it in the same spot twice in a row.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The festival featured a range of 252 titles (comprising features, shorts, series and immersive works) hailing from 79 countries this year, with 41 percent of works from female and non-binary filmmakers.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
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His win shows a collective institutional political fatigue, and inspires hope, in a particularly dark time, that there is new light and new solutions to be found in American politics beyond the binary confines of institutional Democrats.—
Newsweek Contributors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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To better understand how solar wind energy interacts with Mars’ atmosphere and magnetic environment, and how that might have altered the planet's surface, NASA and the University of California, Berkeley's Space Sciences Laboratory are sending twin orbiters to the Red Planet.—
Matthew Glasser,
ABC News,
8 Nov. 2025
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In a twist, the babies turned out to be boys, just like Dante and his twin brother.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Twofold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twofold. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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