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Recent Examples of quadrupling
Since tariffs rates have been largely stable for decades, after decades of gradual decline, that rate of increase – the quadrupling – is almost certainly unprecedented since the 1930 Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act so often cited as a contributing factor to the Great Depression.
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Ken Roberts, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 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
Ken Roberts, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 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
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Democrats say yes, pointing to a doubling of premiums for millions of people.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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In my state, people cannot afford a doubling in their health care premiums.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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In 2011, the Wisconsin State Legislature altered the property tax levy formula limits, eliminating the 2% ceiling that local municipalities could draw from taxpayers in places where new construction couldn't justify a larger levy increase.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Numbers provided by Cincinnati Public Schools show that the school district had 4,326 homeless students last year, representing a 77% increase from a decade prior, despite total student enrollment increasing by only 538 students over the same period of time.—
Elizabeth B. Kim,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Oct. 2025
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The relative change would be greater, going from a doubling of density during such an event to a potential tripling.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Quadrupling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quadrupling. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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