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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.
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Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 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
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
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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Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 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
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
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for threefold
triple
Adjective
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Wherever this car travels, people double-take and triple-take.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Likely to have less impact on your buying decision (but still reside in the back of your mind) is that if one of the triple-panel fans fails, the entire triple-fan unit needs replacing, not just one fan.—
Thomas Soderstrom,
PC Magazine,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Threefold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threefold. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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