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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Prostate cancer diagnoses have quadrupled in people under 50 since 2001, while cases of bowel, kidney and uterine cancers have more than doubled, the paper reports.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
On Monday, Instinct quadrupled its valuation to $10 billion in a funding round partially meant to boost its ability to meet robust consumer demand.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
The UN's migration agency said on Saturday that, since July, 76,000 people had fled the fighting, a figure that had quadrupled since last week.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
The number of $100 million-plus business owners has, adjusting for inflation, more than quadrupled since 2001.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
The next song is the same woman, but the pain in her voice has quadrupled.
From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon
