sex·tu·ple
seks-ˈtü-pəl 
-ˈtyü-,
-ˈtə-;
ˈsek-stə-pəl
1
: having six units or members
2
: being six times as great or as many
3
: marked by six beats per measure of music
sextuple time
sextuple
noun
sextupled; sextupling
seks-ˈtü-p(ə-)liŋ
-ˈtyü-,
-ˈtə-;
ˈsek-stə-
: to make six times as much or as many
: to become six times as much or as numerous
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Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Gross premiums sextupled from $20 million in 2020 to $120 million in 2021.
—Jeff Kauflin, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
Accordingly, the number of domestic bitters stocked on Mr. Teague’s shelves has sextupled.
—Molly Fitzpatrick, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2023
Covid-19 deaths will likely sextuple, from 3,000 to more than 18,000.
—Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 10 Aug. 2021
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Advertisement The software company has been building its hoard of the cryptocurrency, and its stock price has more than sextupled this year.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Gross premiums sextupled from $20 million in 2020 to $120 million in 2021.
—Jeff Kauflin, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
Accordingly, the number of domestic bitters stocked on Mr. Teague’s shelves has sextupled.
—Molly Fitzpatrick, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2023
Covid-19 deaths will likely sextuple, from 3,000 to more than 18,000.
—Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 10 Aug. 2021
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“Sextuple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sextuple. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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sextuple
1 of 2 adjective
sex·tu·ple
sek-ˈst(y)üp-əl
-ˈstəp-;
ˈsek-stəp-
1
: having six units or members
2
: being six times as great or as many
sextuple
noun
sextuple
2 of 2 verb
sextupled; sextupling
-(ə-)liŋ
: to make or become six times as much or as many
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