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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Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Amid the continuing Israeli siege, the prices for basic necessities like winter clothing and food have skyrocketed, sometimes tenfold.
—Ghada Abdulfattah, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, the number of people ordered to undergo competency treatment multiple times increased more than tenfold, from 14 people to 163.
—Eva Wen, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
This approach reportedly delivers a tenfold performance boost in production environments compared to previous configurations.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Tenfold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tenfold. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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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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