Definition of twofoldnext
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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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twofold

2 of 2

adverb

as in twice
to two times the amount or degree with the start of the recession, home foreclosures began increasing twofold

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Adjective
The takeaway for Sacramento-area craft beer fans is twofold. Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 21 June 2026 Its motivations were twofold, according to government sources with knowledge of these policy decisions. Claire Wilmot & Gisa Tunbridge, The Dial, 12 June 2026
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The appeal for young people, experts say, seems to be twofold — a disenchantment with other institutions and with the growing loneliness of life lived on social media, together with a church that, starting with Pope Francis, has focused less on doctrine and more on social justice. ABC News, 1 June 2026 The challenge of doing so, however, was twofold, says Karl Fournier, co-founder of Studio KO. Lindsey Tramuta, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for twofold
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Adjective
  • Ask Italian soccer club AS Roma, which on Wednesday made a double announcement that took the cross-pollination between the two fields to the next level.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 29 July 2026
  • Among the highlights is a double-height living room with a fireplace, a seated bar, and floor-to-ceiling glass doors spilling out to an expansive deck sporting a covered entertaining area, plus a pool and spa.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 29 July 2026
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  • The robust air service that results from the dual hub is one of the reasons global businesses and visitors choose Chicago, and why residents have easy access to flights around the world.
    Ray LaHood, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Not only do these caregivers end up feeling unprepared to take on the dual role, but balancing the costs of child care and senior care simultaneously is reshaping nearly every one of their financial decisions.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
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  • Whether by virtue of personnel, schemes or play-calling, the team that had finished in the top six in NFL scoring the previous six seasons — including leading the league twice — has finished 15th, 15th and 21st the last three years.
    Vahe Gregorian July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
  • An investigation found that the container ship Dali lost power twice in just four minutes before hitting the Key Bridge.
    Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 31 July 2026
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  • Islam was not involved with the new study but has studied the physics of black-hole binary ejections.
    Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 29 July 2026
  • One is to store binary data on them and the second is to prevent them from fading into noise.
    Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026
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  • Tuesday’s earthquake in Japan, one of the country’s deadliest in years, struck an area that was still recovering from twin earthquakes in 2016 but has also been shaped by the lessons of that trauma.
    Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 31 July 2026
  • Footage released by the company shows the twin-engine jet rolling down the runway under its own power as engineers assess braking, steering, engine response and ground handling.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026

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“Twofold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twofold. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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