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having three units or parts
a threefold approach to solving the problem
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Recent Examples of threefold
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.
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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
View gallery - 3 images For the first time, scientists have demonstrated how tanning beds cause fundamental DNA damage across almost the skin's entire surface that results in a threefold risk of developing melanoma.
—New Atlas, 15 Dec. 2025
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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
View gallery - 3 images For the first time, scientists have demonstrated how tanning beds cause fundamental DNA damage across almost the skin's entire surface that results in a threefold risk of developing melanoma.
—New Atlas, 15 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for threefold
triple
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Eighteen of the 20 at least double their same-day rating over a week, and 11 of them more than triple.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Mar. 2026
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Officers with the Pagosa Springs Police Department in Colorado arrested a triple homicide suspect wanted out of Wayne County, Utah.—
Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Threefold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threefold. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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