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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
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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Adjective
Again, the goal is twofold: helping longtime residents maintain or achieve homeownership while providing more affordable rental options for students.
—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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twofold
Adjective
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Unlike the Arizona’s double buckle, this style is designed with an adjustable single strap.—
Nicol Natale,
People.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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Bernardo Kastrup, a double Ph.D. in Computer Engineering and Philosophy and former CERN scientist, has propounded this thinking and collaborated with leaders like Dr. Faggin.—
Carlo Tortora Brayda,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The dual pressures of addiction and burnout are exacting a steep toll on America’s entrepreneurs and executives.—
Jaime Catmull,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Elisabeth Ambrogio, the district’s director of bilingual and multicultural programs, said the two-way dual language class brings students whose first language is English and those speaking Spanish from birth together to learn in two languages with a goal of becoming fluent in both.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2025
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The analysis also found that women are driving the growth of the U.S. workforce, as the labor participation rate among prime age women (25-54) grew twice as fast last year as the rate for prime age men.—
Kate Duchene,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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And gross domestic product per capita, a common measure of living standards, is twice as high in the US as in the EU.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Any attempt to put the football game itself into the binary ping-pong of our current politics was equally simplistic or self-serving.—
Nick Paumgarten,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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As more neutron star data is collected, the gravitational acceleration measurement of binary pulsars and their single counterparts could shine a light on the gravitational field of the Milky Way and, thus, the shape and distribution of dark matter in our galaxy.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Shoppers can choose from a plethora of colors, including neutrals such as navy blue and brown, and pastel spring-ready hues such as sky blue, all of which are available in sizes twin to oversized king.—
Toni Sutton,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Rewind to the 2018 SAG awards when a very young MBB wore her hair in twin buns with black ribbon adornments, and then again in 2020 with some crystal studs.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Twofold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twofold. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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