tenfold
adjective
ten·fold
ˈten-ˌfōld 
-ˈfōld
1
: being 10 times as great or as many
2
: having 10 units or members
Examples of tenfold in a Sentence
a tenfold increase in sales
Recent Examples on the Web
Its international army of creators has also grown from 348,000 in 2019 to more than 3 million today — a tenfold increase.
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Drew Harwell, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
Phasing out internal combustion engines—a must for reaching net zero—will require roughly a tenfold increase in battery production over the next decade, Carlsson says.
—WIRED, 8 Nov. 2023
Qassam Brigades, the channel dedicated to the organization’s military wing, tripled in size from 205,000 to nearly 620,000 subscribers, alongside a tenfold increase in the number of views per post, according to analysis by the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab).
—Darren Loucaides, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2023
To demonstrate the impact of such a cut, Fernández in recent days offered Argentines the choice to decline subsidies for public transport — and accept a tenfold increase in ticket prices.
—Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2023
The New York Times reported last year that Capitol Police had logged a tenfold increase in violent threats towards lawmakers between 2016 and 2021, the most recent year for which data was available at the time, with a total of 9,625 recorded incidents.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 20 Oct. 2023
Meeting those levels would require nearly a tenfold increase over current EV sales, according to The Associated Press.
—Harold Maass, The Week, 12 Apr. 2023
Since the ban was introduced in 2014, Indonesia’s exports of nickel products have multiplied more than tenfold, exceeding $30 billion last year, according to government data.
—Peter S. Goodman Ulet Ifansasti, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2023
In addition, Lanyon and his colleagues calculated that, with minor tweaks, using 17 copies of this repeater in a chain could transmit entangled photons over distances of 800 kilometers, albeit with a tenfold drop in transmission rate.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 June 2023
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Drew Harwell, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
Phasing out internal combustion engines—a must for reaching net zero—will require roughly a tenfold increase in battery production over the next decade, Carlsson says.
—WIRED, 8 Nov. 2023
Qassam Brigades, the channel dedicated to the organization’s military wing, tripled in size from 205,000 to nearly 620,000 subscribers, alongside a tenfold increase in the number of views per post, according to analysis by the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab).
—Darren Loucaides, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2023
To demonstrate the impact of such a cut, Fernández in recent days offered Argentines the choice to decline subsidies for public transport — and accept a tenfold increase in ticket prices.
—Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2023
The New York Times reported last year that Capitol Police had logged a tenfold increase in violent threats towards lawmakers between 2016 and 2021, the most recent year for which data was available at the time, with a total of 9,625 recorded incidents.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 20 Oct. 2023
Meeting those levels would require nearly a tenfold increase over current EV sales, according to The Associated Press.
—Harold Maass, The Week, 12 Apr. 2023
Since the ban was introduced in 2014, Indonesia’s exports of nickel products have multiplied more than tenfold, exceeding $30 billion last year, according to government data.
—Peter S. Goodman Ulet Ifansasti, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2023
In addition, Lanyon and his colleagues calculated that, with minor tweaks, using 17 copies of this repeater in a chain could transmit entangled photons over distances of 800 kilometers, albeit with a tenfold drop in transmission rate.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 June 2023
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First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2
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The first known use of tenfold was
before the 12th century
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“Tenfold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tenfold. Accessed 11 Dec. 2023.
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tenfold
adjective
ten·fold
ˈten-ˌfōld
-ˈfōld
1
: having 10 units or members
2
: being 10 times as much or as many
tenfold
adverb
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