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as in double
being twice as great or as many
my reasons for buying the condo are twofold: first, it will serve as my vacation home, and second, it should turn out to be a good investment
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as in dual
consisting of two members or parts that are usually joined
the mission of the campaign is twofold: to reduce underage drinking and to reduce alcohol-related traffic accidents
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Recent Examples of twofold
Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
But candy-industry insiders know that the pressures for companies are twofold.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025
Liam Tharme, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
The Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) fee increased by almost twofold from $21 to $40.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
First, in September 2024, following Ukraine’s counteroffensive in the Kursk region with a more than twofold increase in enlistment bonuses.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
But candy-industry insiders know that the pressures for companies are twofold.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025
Adverb
Runs in-behind are up almost twofold in that time, while movements of left-backs attacking crosses has more than doubled.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
The Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) fee increased by almost twofold from $21 to $40.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twofold
Adjective
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These ones elevate the trend — pun intended — with comfortable platform soles and double side stripe appliqués.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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McDonald's has made the Big Arch — a massive double-patty burger — a permanent menu item in the United Kingdom and Ireland.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
10 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The central bank must balance a dual mandate to keep inflation under control and maximize employment.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
13 Jan. 2026
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To give yourself more storage for holding all of your vacation must-haves, simply snap both bags together to create a dual compartment design.—
Michelle Baricevic,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Jan. 2026
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Good was seen in multiple videos reversing her Honda Pilot as ICE agents attempted to open her car door, then moving forward and to the right when the agent opened fire, first through the windshield and then twice through the vehicle's open window, killing the mother of three from Colorado.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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The next day, in an email, Wynn appears to explain, blaming a dollar figure for teachers’ benefits that was mistakenly counted twice.—
Jennifer Palmer,
Oklahoma Watch,
9 Jan. 2026
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For Masaana Egede, editor of Greenlandic newspaper Sermitsiaq, the rhetoric from the US is pushing a binary choice that no one in Greenland agrees with.—
Jamie Timson,
TheWeek,
9 Jan. 2026
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This is true, too, of trans and non-binary patients.—
Annalisa Merelli,
STAT,
8 Jan. 2026
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In 2024, Leslie teamed up with her twin sister and co-star Lyndsay Lamb for season 5 of Rock the Block, HGTV’s home renovation challenge in which the channel’s stars compete head-to-head.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Up until now, the twin Galaxy’s Edge themed lands in California and Florida have been set between 34 and 35 ABY in Black Spire Outpost, the outer rim village on the Star Wars planet of Batuu.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Twofold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twofold. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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