sixfold
Americanadjective
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having six elements or parts.
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six times as great or as much.
adverb
adjective
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equal to or having six times as many or as much
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composed of six parts
adverb
Etymology
Origin of sixfold
before 1000; Middle English sexfold, Old English sixfeald. See six, -fold
Example Sentences
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One result of this shift in awareness has been a sixfold increase in investing by younger people since 2015, catalyzed by technology that has made the stock market more accessible.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
Daily global title sales rose nearly sixfold during the week the movie premiered.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Since 1990, that figure has jumped to 82.4 gigatons per decade, marking a sixfold increase.
From Science Daily ● May 4, 2026
My email inbox has turned into a parabo-looza, with misuse of that term up sixfold from last year.
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
“No, what you’ve seen is a draft version,” Dr. Strayer answered, referring to the paper showing a sixfold increase in crash risk.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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