1
: having two parts or aspects
2
: being twice as great or as many
Examples of twofold in a Sentence
a twofold increase in spending
The aims of the study are twofold.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
What Homewards is doing, in his view, is twofold.
—Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
Diagnostics’ objectives are twofold.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 22 May 2026
Conditions fueling the threat are twofold and have been brewing for years, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the federal agency responsible for weather and climate monitoring.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 18 May 2026
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“Twofold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twofold. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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