double up

verb

doubled up; doubling up; doubles up

intransitive verb

: to share accommodations designed for one

Examples of double up in a Sentence

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The composer doubles up inside the top 10 on the Official Soundtrack Albums chart, as Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets also returns. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025 The loss of forecasters at an already understaffed agency could lead to some offices doubling up on life-saving work or providing frequent backup for critically understaffed offices. Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025 Between the lines: Prior to Election Day, Democrats had returned slightly more mail ballots than Republicans in CD1 but were almost doubled up in early in-person voting, 31,875 to 16,430, per Florida Politics. Jeff Weiner, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025 That's why the tech industry has declared March 31 as World Backup Day, to bring attention to the importance of doubling up on your data. K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for double up

Word History

First Known Use

1789, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of double up was in 1789

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“Double up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20up. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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