quadruple
adjective
fourfold; consisting of four parts.
quadrupled
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past participleof quadruple.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof quadruple.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
quadrupleadjectivefourfold; consisting of four parts.
Example Sentences
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But as Maya MacGuineas, the president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, points out, the national debt has doubled in the last 10 years and quadrupled in fewer than 20 years.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
For example, in Missouri — where abortion access is highly restrictive with limited exceptions for medical emergencies— the number of medication abortions has quadrupled since 2023.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
Competition for degree apprenticeships in England has quadrupled over the past three years, the BBC has found.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
By Monday afternoon, it had more than quadrupled in size.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
His redesigned tank nearly doubled the energies produced by the cyclotron to 6 million volts and quadrupled the current.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
