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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Since early 2020, shares of hospital operator Tenet Healthcare THC -0.79%decrease; red down pointing triangle have quintupled while HCA Healthcare HCA 0.48%increase; green up pointing triangle has more than tripled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
China’s car shipments to foreign markets have quintupled in the past four years.
From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2024
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
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
