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having three units or parts
a threefold approach to solving the problem
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Recent Examples of threefold
Over the last two months, Catholic Charities has seen a threefold jump in the number of people coming to its emergency food distribution sites, said nonprofit CEO Vino Pajanor.
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Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2025
Additionally, women who already had heart disease experienced a threefold decrease in the risk of death compared with men with similar medical histories, who needed nearly twice as much weekly exercise to achieve a similar reduction in the risk of dying from any cause.
—Dr. Cyrus Mowdawalla, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2025
But instead of tripping in frustration, Benioff rose to the threefold leadership challenge of correcting a media misunderstanding, pulling off another tentpole event for his company, and contributing a major economic boost to his beloved San Francisco.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
By 2023, the deadliest year for this group, 193 people died from this type of overdose ― a threefold rise.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
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Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2025
Additionally, women who already had heart disease experienced a threefold decrease in the risk of death compared with men with similar medical histories, who needed nearly twice as much weekly exercise to achieve a similar reduction in the risk of dying from any cause.
—Dr. Cyrus Mowdawalla, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2025
But instead of tripping in frustration, Benioff rose to the threefold leadership challenge of correcting a media misunderstanding, pulling off another tentpole event for his company, and contributing a major economic boost to his beloved San Francisco.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
By 2023, the deadliest year for this group, 193 people died from this type of overdose ― a threefold rise.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for threefold
triple
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The game included six triple stumpers and came down to Final Jeopardy!—
USA TODAY Staff,
USA Today,
15 Jan. 2026
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In Quincy, Washington, Microsoft said decades of data center investment helped triple county property tax revenues and significantly reduce poverty rates.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Threefold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threefold. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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