as in triple
having three units or parts
a threefold approach to solving the problem
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And since Trump took office, there's been more than a threefold increase in the number of state and local law enforcement agencies with agreements to help enforce federal immigration laws.
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Time, 8 Apr. 2025
Some combination of the threefold technique usually helps me with the answer, which is ABIDE.
—Deb Amlen, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
All the variation—remember, there’s a threefold difference in total training volume—is packed into easy zone 1 running.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 31 Dec. 2024
Its mission was threefold: to incarcerate, rehabilitate, and study people addicted to drugs.
—Melody Glenn, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
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Time, 8 Apr. 2025
Some combination of the threefold technique usually helps me with the answer, which is ABIDE.
—Deb Amlen, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
All the variation—remember, there’s a threefold difference in total training volume—is packed into easy zone 1 running.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 31 Dec. 2024
Its mission was threefold: to incarcerate, rehabilitate, and study people addicted to drugs.
—Melody Glenn, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for threefold
triple
Adjective
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Out of the box, both earbuds play or pause audio with a double tap and skip to the next track with a triple tap.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
5 June 2025
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By passing along those higher costs to consumers, the iPhone price tag could more than triple to $3,500, CBS News estimated.—
Peter Cohan,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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