Recent Examples on the WebThe Democratic Association of Secretaries of State has raised more than $16 million this cycle, a tenfold increase over the most recent midterm, though still a fraction of what the party raises for other races.Time, 20 Sep. 2022 The number of migrants taken into custody in Del Rio is on pace to exceed 400,000 during the current fiscal year ending Sept. 30, a tenfold increase from the same period in 2020. Nick Miroff, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Sep. 2022 Los Angeles County’s first Climate Vulnerability Assessment, released last fall, found that extreme heat will increase in frequency, severity and duration by mid-century — including a tenfold increase in the occurrence of heat waves. Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2022 Bonin predicted the changes would result in a roughly tenfold increase in the number of sites subject to enforcement, taking it from more than 200 to about 2,000. David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2022 The tenfold increase is in comparison to what the clinics were seeing a this time last year, a spokeswoman said. Devi Shastri, Journal Sentinel, 14 July 2022 More than 140,000 Cubans have fled the island from October to May, a tenfold increase from the fiscal year 2020, according to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Victor Oquendo, ABC News, 11 July 2022 Across the country, forest fires have increased by almost tenfold over the past two decades.New York Times, 14 June 2022 Fried onions, errant and artfully scattered with flecks of green onion and parsley, offer up tantalizing visual texture that delivers tenfold upon taste. Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 12 May 2022 See More
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Time Traveler
The first known use of tenfold was before the 12th century