quadrupling

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Recent Examples of quadrupling In an Instagram post May 12, Lomelin said the last four years of of business had been difficult due to rising costs, include the quadrupling of raw chocolate prices. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026 The maker of memory for computers has been a big winner this year, with its stock roughly quadrupling, because the AI boom has created a surge of demand for its products. — Stan Choe, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026 The maker of memory for computers has been a big winner this year, with its stock quadrupling, because the AI boom has created a surge of demand for its products. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026 For those investments to generate even a 10% return, Klement calculated that hyperscalers need to find $2 trillion to $5 trillion in additional annual revenue — a quadrupling of their current base, with no meaningful increase in costs. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 May 2026 Painful, yes, but nowhere near the quadrupling seen in 1973. — Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026 The study found a quadrupling in the number of megacities—urban areas with 10 million or more inhabitants—from eight in 1975 to 33 in 2025, with 19 of those in Asia. — Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025 Vendor financing — along with the doubling, tripling or quadrupling of companies’ valuations — is one of the unflattering echoes some analysts see in comparing today’s AI frenzy with the late-90s dot-com bubble. — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025 Lydia Toth, spokesperson for the association of Swiss chocolate manufacturers Chocosuisse, said the quadrupling of cocoa prices over the past two years had significantly increased production costs, squeezing manufacturers' margins, particularly given that retail prices tend to lag. — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quadrupling
Noun
  • The 30 workers on the plan already had to deal with a 9% premium hike and a doubling of their deductible for this year after the club’s longtime health insurer stopped operating.
    — Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Lasting less than 60 days and consisting of two 5-day blasts, this episode saw a doubling of the X-ray brightness of the AGN at the heart of NGC 1275.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Rain chances increase on Saturday to 80% and rise on Sunday to 90%, according to the National Weather Service in Miami.
    — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Advertisement Article continues below this ad Some parks have seen particularly sharp increases in recent years.
    — Data Reporter, Austin American Statesman, 29 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Meeting this lowest-possible overshoot scenario would require a tripling of renewable electricity capacity by 2035, and dramatic cuts to fossil fuels, including the phaseout of coal by 2040, the report states.
    — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
  • His $72 dollar target on TeraWulf implies a tripling from here.
    — Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 16 July 2026

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“Quadrupling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quadrupling. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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