threefold
adjective
three·fold
ˈthrē-ˌfōld 
-ˈfōld
-ˈfōld
2
: being three times as great or as many
a threefold increase
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a threefold approach to solving the problem
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One day after the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis earlier this month, a Minnesota immigrant advocacy group reported a threefold increase in the number of people signing up to become legal observers.
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Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 22 Jan. 2026
According to The Economist, pharma companies struck nearly a third of large licensing deals—those valued at $50 million or more—with Chinese firms in the past year, a threefold increase since 2020.
—Shimite Obialo, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Property insurance premiums spiked, with threefold or higher hikes common.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 23 Dec. 2025
The new research looked at thousands of medical records to compare melanoma rates in people who used tanning beds and those who did not, and found nearly a threefold increase in the risk of melanoma among tanning bed users.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
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Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 22 Jan. 2026
According to The Economist, pharma companies struck nearly a third of large licensing deals—those valued at $50 million or more—with Chinese firms in the past year, a threefold increase since 2020.
—Shimite Obialo, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Property insurance premiums spiked, with threefold or higher hikes common.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 23 Dec. 2025
The new research looked at thousands of medical records to compare melanoma rates in people who used tanning beds and those who did not, and found nearly a threefold increase in the risk of melanoma among tanning bed users.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
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threefold
adjective
three·fold
ˈthrē-ˌfōld
-ˈfōld
1
: having three parts or members
2
: being three times as great or as many
threefold
adverb
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