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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
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
Initiating commercialization planning during the early stages of development provides a twofold advantage.
—Stephen Belcher, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
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
Initiating commercialization planning during the early stages of development provides a twofold advantage.
—Stephen Belcher, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twofold
Adjective
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Off the back of its constructors’ win last year, both drivers know the target going into this year has to be a title double.—
Luke Smith,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
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What is the Resolute Desk? Gifted to former President Rutherford B. Hayes by Queen Victoria in 1880, the Resolute Desk is a double pedestal partner's desk made from oak timbers of the British Shop HMS Resolute, according to The White House Historical Association.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The dual meaning of the phrase (one-off vs. one off) seemed like a fun mathematical twist for some self-referential clues.—
Deb Amlen,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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The Financial Times reported on Monday, citing sources, that US officials had brought up the case of Tate and his brother Tristan, both former kickboxers with dual US and British citizenship, in a phone call to the Romanian government.—
Reuters,
CNN,
19 Feb. 2025
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Brennan Johnson, making his first start after one month out with a calf injury, scored twice in the first half.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
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After Canada opened up a comfortable 4-0 lead in the teams’ round-robin finale, Granlund scored twice in just 23 seconds to get the score to 4-3 with 1:17 left to play in regulation.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Some members of the group are transgender, or have rejected binary sexuality.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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Most games got 64-bit binary support, scalable HUD graphics, borderless window options, and the like.—
Kevin Purdy,
Ars Technica,
19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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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 5 Mar. 2025.
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