fourfold
adjective
four·fold
ˈfȯr-ˌfōld 
-ˈfōld
1
: being four times as great or as many
2
: having four units or members
Examples of fourfold in a Sentence
There has been a fourfold increase in membership this year.
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Purchases, which typically jump during the hottest months as air conditioners crank up, have risen as much as fourfold since March to about 350,000 barrels a day, according to Vortexa.
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 12 July 2024
In 2022, there were 363 attacks on emergency medical service workers, a fourfold surge compared to 2018, according to the most recent FDNY data.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2024
The chip also offers a fourfold boost for computations using the BFloat 16-number format.
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 11 Apr. 2024
In the end, then, there are just two ways to solve the puzzle of the fourfold exponentiation of π.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2024
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 12 July 2024
In 2022, there were 363 attacks on emergency medical service workers, a fourfold surge compared to 2018, according to the most recent FDNY data.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2024
The chip also offers a fourfold boost for computations using the BFloat 16-number format.
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 11 Apr. 2024
In the end, then, there are just two ways to solve the puzzle of the fourfold exponentiation of π.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2024
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“Fourfold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fourfold. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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fourfold
adjective
four·fold
-ˌfōld
-ˈfōld
: being four times as great or as many
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