as in triple
having three units or parts a threefold approach to solving the problem

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Recent Examples of threefold Nearly 300 million people around the world are facing extreme hunger, according to the 2025 Global Report on Food Crises recently released—a threefold increase in hunger since 2016. Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025 And after 46 days competing, the contest – the largest online chess game ever held, according to Chess.com – ended in a draw after 32 moves when the public forced a threefold repetition in a queen endgame to earn a half-point for either side. Ben Morse, CNN Money, 21 May 2025 The platform has so far recorded $3 billion worth of trading in April, a threefold increase of its typical monthly volume. Lindsey Choo, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025 LinkedIn data shows a threefold increase in C-suite profiles listing AI skills today compared to two years ago. Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for threefold
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triple
Adjective
  • The past few days, when temperatures have been reaching into triple digits, made the children feel as ...
    Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 30 June 2025
  • The intense heat is expected to last at least through the next 10 days or so, bringing with it record-breaking warmth for New York, where temperatures could climb into the triple digits in the coming days.
    Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 19 June 2025

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“Threefold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threefold. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

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