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twofold

[too-fohld, too-fohld] / ˈtuˌfoʊld, ˈtuˈfoʊld /
ADJECTIVE
having more than one and less than three
Synonyms
WEAK
bifold binal binary diploid double dual duple duplex duplicate paired

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Her joy of divorcing my father was twofold as she not only left a somewhat feckless husband, but also de-Mycock-ed herself.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

The conflict, Phillips-Robins explained, is twofold, with countries like South Korea and Taiwan, two major semiconductor manufacturing hubs, also being reliant on oil and natural gas from the Middle East.

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026

In tumor samples from HPV-positive cancer patients, cancer cell killing increased by twofold to threefold.

From Science Daily • Feb. 18, 2026

The McCoys’ signature achievement has been twofold, said Jeff Crooks, a San Diego wetlands expert.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

The purpose of their visit was twofold: to see how we had settled in, and to verify that we still did not want to appeal our sentences.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela