1
: having two parts or aspects
2
: being twice as great or as many
Examples of twofold in a Sentence
a twofold increase in spending
The aims of the study are twofold.
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Jillian Eugenios, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
The lure is twofold: more than $1,000,000 in bounty rewards to be won, but more importantly, the kudos that come with being awarded the title of Master of Pwn.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
My sense of Netanyahu is that his overriding concern is twofold: staying in power and defending his legacy.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024
The number of cruise ships able to connect to onshore power has increased more than twofold over the past five years.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 14 July 2024
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“Twofold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twofold. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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