tenfold
adjective
ten·fold
ˈten-ˌfōld 
-ˈfōld
-ˈfōld
1
: being 10 times as great or as many
2
: having 10 units or members
Examples of tenfold in a Sentence
a tenfold increase in sales
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Michigan's health department has seen a tenfold increase in whooping cough reports so far this year, compared with the state's annual average from 2020-2023.
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Joe Guillen, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024
That quantity also represents a more than tenfold increase from current usage levels of these fuels, the agency added.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has seen tenfold gains in his number of followers in the last two days, compared to his prior average, while Canadian premier Justin Trudeau lost followers on April 26, countering average daily gains.
—Chris Stokel-Walker, WIRED, 27 Apr. 2022
Meanwhile, in the past six years, there has been a more than tenfold increase in the number of U.S. asylum applications from these three countries.
—Alexander Betts, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2019
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Joe Guillen, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024
That quantity also represents a more than tenfold increase from current usage levels of these fuels, the agency added.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has seen tenfold gains in his number of followers in the last two days, compared to his prior average, while Canadian premier Justin Trudeau lost followers on April 26, countering average daily gains.
—Chris Stokel-Walker, WIRED, 27 Apr. 2022
Meanwhile, in the past six years, there has been a more than tenfold increase in the number of U.S. asylum applications from these three countries.
—Alexander Betts, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2019
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tenfold
adjective
ten·fold
ˈten-ˌfōld
-ˈfōld
1
: having 10 units or members
2
: being 10 times as much or as many
tenfold
adverb
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