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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
Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
The purpose of Villa coaches moving to the Basque Country is twofold; to develop those who V Sports internally admire, as well as attempting to transfer Emery’s methods as quickly as possible.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Overall, though, the downside to this approach is twofold.
—Greg Robinson, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The reason for this growth, according to Edwards’ data, is twofold.
—Brett Berk, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
In 2023 and 2024 — the first two calendar years after Luna took office — records show the department issued more than 10,000 permits, a roughly twofold increase over the number issued in 2021 and 2022.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
The purpose of Villa coaches moving to the Basque Country is twofold; to develop those who V Sports internally admire, as well as attempting to transfer Emery’s methods as quickly as possible.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Overall, though, the downside to this approach is twofold.
—Greg Robinson, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The reason for this growth, according to Edwards’ data, is twofold.
—Brett Berk, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twofold
Adjective
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She was born in Massachusetts to Nigerian immigrants and, as a teen, was an exceptional figure skater: one who could land double axels with a practiced ease that betrayed the intense commitment behind them.—
Daron James,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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As Spain’s only double Oscar-qualifying animation festival, Animayo’s top honors serve as a launchpad to the Academy Awards.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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Education Spanberger received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia and a master’s degree from a dual program at Purdue University and GISMA Business School in Germany.—
Morgan Kromer,
The Washington Examiner,
27 May 2025
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These clients look to leverage DBS as a gateway to the growing pool of dynamic investment opportunities in Asia through its dual booking centers in Singapore and Hong Kong.—
DBS Private Bank,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
Adverb
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Newcastle twice took the lead before going 3-2 down and then equalised through Fabian Schar at the death.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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The strategy that made Judge the first Yankees player to intentionally walk twice in the first two innings of a game since Gene Woodling on Aug. 30, 1953, worked once, but led to the only run of the game in its other appearance.—
Benjamin Royer,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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The punch-card Jacquard loom, invented in the early 19th-century for weaving, is considered a precursor to modern computing because its use of binary code inspired early computer design.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
21 May 2025
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Instead of processing data in the binary state of zeros and ones, quantum computers run on qubits, which encompass myriad states all at once.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 May 2025
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Her twin brother, Brady, plays baseball at Marmion.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2025
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While that antenna is being upgraded, the team at NASA will not be able to communicate with the twin space probes.—
Nick Butler,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2025
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“Twofold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twofold. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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