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having three units or parts
a threefold approach to solving the problem
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Recent Examples of threefold
So, the process was threefold: fiber bundles twisted into yarns, yarns twisted the opposite way into strands, and the strands twisted again the opposite way into rope.
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Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
Today, the flames are only faintly visible near the crater as the fires have been reduced threefold.
—Joe Salas
june 08, New Atlas, 8 June 2025
Here’s a closer look at the threefold meaning of InnSaei:
The sea within conjures up the borderless nature of our inner world.
—Hrund Gunnsteinsdottir, CNBC, 23 May 2025
Alyssa Farah Griffin said the criminal justice system should follow a threefold approach: punishment, crime deterrence and rehabilitation.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
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Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
Today, the flames are only faintly visible near the crater as the fires have been reduced threefold.
—Joe Salas
june 08, New Atlas, 8 June 2025
Here’s a closer look at the threefold meaning of InnSaei:
The sea within conjures up the borderless nature of our inner world.
—Hrund Gunnsteinsdottir, CNBC, 23 May 2025
Alyssa Farah Griffin said the criminal justice system should follow a threefold approach: punishment, crime deterrence and rehabilitation.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for threefold
Recent Examples of Synonyms for threefold
triple
Adjective
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In April, the tit-for-tat tariff offensive resulted in taxes on each country’s goods rising to triple-digit levels.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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While Milei has managed to curb triple-digit inflation, austerity has taken a heavy toll.—
NPR,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Threefold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threefold. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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