tenfold

adjective

ten·fold | \ ˈten-ˌfōld

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Definition of tenfold

1 : being 10 times as great or as many

2 : having 10 units or members

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a tenfold increase in sales

Recent Examples on the Web On April 9th, 145,384 India reported 145,382 new infections, a tenfold increase over the 11,012 new infections reported on February 9, just two months ago. — William A. Haseltine, Forbes, "An Indian SARS-CoV-2 Variant Lands In California. More Danger Ahead?," 12 Apr. 2021 In 2020, the county saw a tenfold increase in hate incident reports, Edwards said. — Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, "Olympic athlete Sakura Kokumai targeted in anti-Asian rant in Orange County," 9 Apr. 2021 This tenfold improvement over the Vikings was possible thanks to better understanding of Mars’ atmosphere as well as new techniques for spacecraft navigation. — Jatan Mehta, Scientific American, "How NASA Aims to Achieve Perseverance’s High-Stakes Mars Landing," 17 Feb. 2021 By 2016, the destruction of infrastructure in conflict zones had brought about a tenfold increase in such cases in Syria, some two hundred and seventy thousand a year, with another hundred thousand a year recorded in Iraq. — Jerome Groopman, The New Yorker, "The Politics of Stopping Pandemics," 29 Mar. 2021 In Southern California, the Orange County Human Relations Commission, which has tracked hate incidents since 1995, recorded a tenfold increase of incidents targeting Asian Americans in 2020 from prior years. — Washington Post, "Asian American businesses are defending themselves against rise in anti-Asian violence," 24 Mar. 2021 For the health workers who have been trying to manage a tenfold increase in daily cases since late January, the initial shots arrived only after the illness did. — BostonGlobe.com, "Some nations could wait years for COVID-19 shots. That’s bad for everyone," 22 Mar. 2021 Once the park service opened the doors to the public, there was an immediate tenfold increase in visitors. — Star Tribune, "Readers Write: Jury trials, Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam, COVID vaccinations," 10 Mar. 2021 The Oregon Employment Department experienced a tenfold increase in identity theft issues in 2020 as new jobless claims poured in during the pandemic, mirroring a spike in claims that took place across the country. — Mike Rogoway | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, "ID theft targeting Oregon jobless claims increased tenfold last year; state won’t say how much it lost," 24 Feb. 2021

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“Tenfold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tenfold. Accessed 12 May. 2021.

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tenfold

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: ten times as much or as many

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