ninefold

adjective

1
: being nine times as great or as many
2
: having nine units or members
ninefold adverb

Examples of ninefold in a Sentence

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Shares are up 180% year to date and have increased more than ninefold since the beginning of 2023. Todd Haselton, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2024 Note that the chart below depicts S & P earnings on a logarithmic scale —S & P earnings have grown by more than ninefold since January 1991. Michael Khouw, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2024 Boston University political scientist Matt Motta, who tracks public health policy, said preliminary data shows that states enacted at least 42 anti-vaccine bills in 2023 — nearly a ninefold surge since 2019. Darius Tahir, CNN, 30 Sep. 2024 Between 2010 and 2023, the 55-plus group has seen a nearly sevenfold increase in gonorrhea and a nearly ninefold increase in syphilis. Leana Wen, Washington Post, 20 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for ninefold 

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of ninefold was before the 12th century

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“Ninefold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ninefold. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.

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