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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
Travis Loller, Arkansas Online, 16 Feb. 2026
The love angle here is twofold.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 15 Feb. 2026
Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
The statement-making power of this cherry-red sweater becomes twofold against these jeans and tan clogs.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Kristi Trail, executive director of the Pontchartrain Conservancy, said plastic beads are a twofold problem.
—Travis Loller, Arkansas Online, 16 Feb. 2026
The love angle here is twofold.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 15 Feb. 2026
Adverb
Franco said that the fellowship’s impact has been twofold.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
The statement-making power of this cherry-red sweater becomes twofold against these jeans and tan clogs.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twofold
Adjective
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Stephon Castle and Deni Avdija received double techs for this sequence at the end of Spurs-Blazers Game 4.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The first two Washington Nationals batters reached with a walk and a double in the third inning Saturday, giving the visitors runners on second and third with no outs.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Cohen has also been working on a documentary about Leaf, as well as a tender short film called Robert and June (and all the time in the world), a dual portrait of Leaf and her husband, the photographer and filmmaker Robert Frank.—
Nicole Rudick,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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This dual functionality enables the development of 3D cube screens.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Minter pitched twice in three days late last week.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Holtzman and Hands won three games apiece, and Jenkins won twice.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Non-binary blah blah blah blah.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2026
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Today, the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction, which awards $150,000 annually to women and non-binary writers with books published in Canada and the US, announced its 2026 shortlist.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Francis already has twin girls, Alexandria Claire and Athena Olivia, with ex-girlfriend Abbey Wilson.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Unfortunately, even that may not extinguish the twin fires.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Twofold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twofold. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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