thousandfold
Americanadjective
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having a thousand elements or parts.
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a thousand times as great or as much.
adverb
Etymology
Origin of thousandfold
before 1000; Middle English thowsand folde, Old English thūsendfealde. See thousand, -fold
Example Sentences
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“Everything has increased a thousandfold to make it actually work.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
Their weight will increase a thousandfold over 10 months of farming before they are sold or cooked on site.
From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025
The man bought the scratchcard for 5 euros last month in a gas station, meaning his bet has been increased a hundred thousandfold.
From Reuters • Jun. 12, 2023
This way, we created mRNA backbones with a more than thousandfold increased efficacy to trigger immune responses.
From Scientific American • Jun. 6, 2023
In those few moments that she went on a rampage, my dread for school increased a thousandfold, and I swore that, despite the pledge I had made to my mother, I would never come back.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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