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having three units or parts
a threefold approach to solving the problem
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Recent Examples of threefold
The company reported an over threefold surge in fourth-quarter profits Thursday, hitting a new record and beating estimates, on a memory chip shortage and strong demand for artificial intelligence servers.
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Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
According to The Economist, pharma companies struck nearly a third of large licensing deals—those valued at $50 million or more—with Chinese firms in the past year, a threefold increase since 2020.
—Shimite Obialo, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Property insurance premiums spiked, with threefold or higher hikes common.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 23 Dec. 2025
The new research looked at thousands of medical records to compare melanoma rates in people who used tanning beds and those who did not, and found nearly a threefold increase in the risk of melanoma among tanning bed users.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
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Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
According to The Economist, pharma companies struck nearly a third of large licensing deals—those valued at $50 million or more—with Chinese firms in the past year, a threefold increase since 2020.
—Shimite Obialo, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Property insurance premiums spiked, with threefold or higher hikes common.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 23 Dec. 2025
The new research looked at thousands of medical records to compare melanoma rates in people who used tanning beds and those who did not, and found nearly a threefold increase in the risk of melanoma among tanning bed users.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for threefold
triple
Adjective
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The summer of 1980 isn’t far behind, with 69 triple-digit days.—
Julia James,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Mar. 2026
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March 19, as triple-digit temperatures continue to break records across the region.—
Hannah Dreyfus,
AZCentral.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Threefold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threefold. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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