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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
Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 28 June 2025
But should her name be called by one of two teams in particular, that blessing would be twofold.
—Dean Spiros, Twin Cities, 20 June 2025
The challenge of integrating information from medical databases and socio-relational databases is twofold.
—Fnu Anupama, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
The book’s aim is twofold, and by far the bulk of the book is taken up with witnessing the ground the rights of nature movement has gained across the globe.
—Daegan Miller
june 5, Literary Hub, 5 June 2025
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Adjective
The open letter's thesis is twofold: stand against AI use in publishing and protect authors whose work is used to train AI outside of the industry.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 28 June 2025
But should her name be called by one of two teams in particular, that blessing would be twofold.
—Dean Spiros, Twin Cities, 20 June 2025
The challenge of integrating information from medical databases and socio-relational databases is twofold.
—Fnu Anupama, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
The book’s aim is twofold, and by far the bulk of the book is taken up with witnessing the ground the rights of nature movement has gained across the globe.
—Daegan Miller
june 5, Literary Hub, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twofold
Adjective
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The Sox fell into a hole after a two-run double by Bryce Harper in the third inning.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
29 July 2025
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His double off the brick arcade would’ve cleared the fence in every major-league ballpark except the one built hard against McCovey Cove.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
27 July 2025
Adjective
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Global Express Recruiting has emerged to help solve these dual crises.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
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In attendance, of course, was his wife Hailey Bieber and their close friend Kendall Jenner—both aligning on a dual dress code for the evening.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
26 July 2025
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Between 2009 and 2018, P&G’s organic sales growth sputtered between 1% and 4%, keeping the company’s stock down and twice drawing challenges by activist investors: Bill Ackman in 2012 and Nelson Peltz in 2017.—
Alexander Coolidge,
The Enquirer,
29 July 2025
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Many Democrats in states such as New York, California and Illinois opposed the cap, arguing that their residents already send a greater share of tax dollars to Washington than their states receive back and that limiting the deduction would result in some people being taxed twice on the same income.—
Dan Petrella,
Chicago Tribune,
28 July 2025
Adjective
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When in close binary partnerships with other stars, these stellar corpses can steal matter like a cosmic vampire.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
24 July 2025
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Neural networks emulate the model of a binary but without having to account for all the complexity of the physical model.—
Andrej Prša,
The Conversation,
23 July 2025
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Her sister Andrea joined Days as Marlena’s twin sister Samantha Evans in 1977.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
22 July 2025
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Carson James, Carter’s twin brother and also a junior, is a physical running back with a knack for breaking tackles.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 July 2025
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“Twofold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twofold. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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