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as in twofold
being twice as great or as many
after it was ranked the best in the country, the college had double the usual number of applicants
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as in fake
not being or expressing what one appears to be or express
she's known for speaking with a double tongue, so I doubt that her concern is very heartfelt
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as in twin
something or someone that strongly resembles another
he looks so much like you that he could be your double
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Recent Examples of double
CBS News, 17 May 2026
This improbable double comeback bout united two of the most important fighters from MMA's past two decades.
—ABC News, 17 May 2026
Sheikh Saaliq, Arkansas Online, 16 May 2026
Lounge chair positioning doubles as a social hierarchy chart.
—Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
ABC News, 17 May 2026
Ryan Jeffers hit a tiebreaking homer and Kody Clemens had two doubles and two RBIs on Sunday as the Minnesota Twins defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 to avoid a three-game sweep.
—Ryan Jeffers, CBS News, 17 May 2026
Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 7 May 2026
Louisville jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first on a Griffin Crain two-out double in the first following a Sheahan throwing error that kept the inning alive.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
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Adjective
Rousey stopped Gina Carano with her signature armbar just 17 seconds into the two iconic fighters' double comeback bout Saturday night.
—CBS News, 17 May 2026
This improbable double comeback bout united two of the most important fighters from MMA's past two decades.
—ABC News, 17 May 2026
Verb
The new pipeline, expected to double the company's export capacity through that port, will become operational next year, the media office said.
—Sheikh Saaliq, Arkansas Online, 16 May 2026
Lounge chair positioning doubles as a social hierarchy chart.
—Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
Noun
The Aggies got the doubles point when Lucciana Perez and Mia Kupres edged Ava Esposito and DJ Bennett 7-6.
—ABC News, 17 May 2026
Ryan Jeffers hit a tiebreaking homer and Kody Clemens had two doubles and two RBIs on Sunday as the Minnesota Twins defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 to avoid a three-game sweep.
—Ryan Jeffers, CBS News, 17 May 2026
Adverb
Colorado got a run from Willi Castro’s RBI single in the fourth, then tied the game on McCarthy’s RBI double in the sixth.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 7 May 2026
Louisville jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first on a Griffin Crain two-out double in the first following a Sheahan throwing error that kept the inning alive.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for double
Adjective
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Vessels of Other Worlds is a connected dual-city exhibition spanning two continents that explores the cycle of life, Buddhist beliefs, Catholic rituals, water symbolism and futuristic imagery.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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Under Brown, dual-center minutes were scarce — at least until the Knicks fell behind 2-1 in the first round against Atlanta.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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Patagonia's legacy, as defined by its loyal customers and its own founders and employees, is twofold.—
Tony Biasotti,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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In addition, the material exhibited more than twofold improvements in compressive strength and Young’s modulus, enabling robust mechanical performance and applicability to complex or curved device geometries.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The bot-detection firm Cyabra analyzed seven days of activity around the ad and determined that 15 percent of the TikTok accounts commenting on it were fake but had created a disproportionately large percentage of the uproar.—
Lane Brown,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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To return the favor, Graham proposes a fake dating scheme with Wells to make her crush, singer Justin Kohl (Josh Heuston), jealous.—
Nasha Smith,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Salah’s comments followed a limp 4-2 defeat at Aston Villa on Friday that increased criticism of Slot and questions about his future in the job.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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In Los Angeles, for example, the city spent more than 50 million dollars in 2021 on policing homelessness, yet unsheltered homelessness still increased.—
Shianne LeClaire,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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The Committee of Seventy says New York City and Seattle both established programs, but later folded them into state-run plans.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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Most people would have folded under the pressure.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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Also, one of the things my co-composer, Joseph Shirley, and I were tasked with doing was coming up with a sound for when the twins are engaging in telepathy, speaking to each other with their minds.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
19 May 2026
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The twins began high school that fall.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2026
Adverb
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All of this was aggravated by a raft of economic uncertainties, from weak domestic consumption to the threat of a historic trade war with the US, leaving the keenest buyers, like Cai, to think twice before entering the market.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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Leading off the sixth inning Sunday, Lewis unsuccessfully tried to bunt for a hit twice, fouling off both pitches.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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At the core of quantum computing are quantum bits, or qubits, that can store multiple values simultaneously, unlike binary bits that can only be a 0 or a 1.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
15 May 2026
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Why the Current Debate is Stuck Too often, the debate has been framed as a binary choice between sweeping regulation and unrestricted operation, as though there were no middle ground, and with too little attention given to how proposals might conflict with existing law.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
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“Double.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/double. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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