fourfold
adjective
four·fold
ˈfȯr-ˌfōld 
-ˈfōld
1
: being four times as great or as many
2
: having four units or members
Examples of fourfold in a Sentence
There has been a fourfold increase in membership this year.
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In the end, then, there are just two ways to solve the puzzle of the fourfold exponentiation of π.
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Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2024
That reconfiguration is stretching out peak commute times and leaving a mark on local economies, where happy hours are starting earlier, grocery shopping is moving online, and golf courses are seeing a fourfold uptick in Wednesday afternoon activity.
—Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2023
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Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2024
That reconfiguration is stretching out peak commute times and leaving a mark on local economies, where happy hours are starting earlier, grocery shopping is moving online, and golf courses are seeing a fourfold uptick in Wednesday afternoon activity.
—Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2023
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“Fourfold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fourfold. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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fourfold
adjective
four·fold
-ˌfōld
-ˈfōld
: being four times as great or as many
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