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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The case for preferring mining shares to ingots is twofold.
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His disappointment coming out of the game was twofold.
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Rachel Cohen, Vox, 3 Feb. 2025
The case for preferring mining shares to ingots is twofold.
—William Baldwin, Forbes, 1 Feb. 2025
His disappointment coming out of the game was twofold.
—Shivani Gonzalez, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
The president-elect claims the historic case must be dismissed because of a twofold immunity claim.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Twofold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twofold. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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