quintuple
adjective
fivefold; consisting of five parts.
have quintupled
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present perfectof quintuple.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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And companies have quintupled or more their value simply by announcing they are pivoting their business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Three decades of Amazon satellite data reveal that illegal mining incursions have quintupled on Indigenous lands in the past 10 years.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 11, 2021
In one bright spot, Russian President Vladimir Putin told state-controlled company Gazprom to pump more gas into storage facilities in Europe, where prices have quintupled this year and fears have spread about winter shortages.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 29, 2021
Jaafar Hassan, Jordan’s planning minister, said in an interview Wednesday night that the change was necessary because fuel costs have quintupled in the past two years, consuming 18 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product.
From New York Times ● Nov. 14, 2012
Messrs Boiler & Rodd have quintupled their establishment, and are in a condition to execute government contracts.
From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 460 Volume 18, New Series, October 23, 1852 by Robert Chambers
