as in dual
consisting of two members or parts that are usually joined the double-barreled goal of the company is to do well in the marketplace and to do good in the community

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Recent Examples of double-barreled In the spring of 2021, Old Forester launched a double-barreled bourbon that was matured in a new set of barrels for an additional two years, and whiskey fans received it with open arms. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 22 July 2025 These include a spirit finished in Cognac casks and Ocean Aged at Sea Rye, a double-barreled whiskey that was part of the brand’s 26th whiskey sojourn across the seven seas. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 27 May 2025 The Ukrainian Navy patrol boat zipped across the Black Sea, its double-barreled, 25-millimeter machine gun locked on the horizon. Constant Méheut, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025 Wall Street will give close watch to the double-barreled release from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, which will show the levels of personal income and spending for February, as well as the latest reading on personal consumption expenditures prices. Jeff Cox, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025 The latest entry in this series is a new double-barreled bourbon that is bottled at a totally reasonable 100 proof, and is quite delicious. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025 The double-barreled title of Nightbitch satirizes both feminism and female self-loathing. Armond White, National Review, 13 Dec. 2024 The double-barreled joke played Vance's past comments noting that only women with families cared about the fate of the nation. Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024 Ruidoso, a scenic town of nearly 8,000 in southern New Mexico, is at the mercy of an enduring, double-barreled disaster. Chico Harlan, Washington Post, 21 July 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for double-barreled
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  • In attendance, of course, was his wife Hailey Bieber and their close friend Kendall Jenner—both aligning on a dual dress code for the evening.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 July 2025
  • Global Express Recruiting has emerged to help solve these dual crises.
    William Jones, USA Today, 26 July 2025
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  • Stocks had been boosted by the twin forces of better-than-expected earnings and a receding threat of recession.
    Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
  • In an injury report, it would be labeled as a chest injury, but Bella and her twin sister, Brie Bella (Brianna Danielson), revealed what the injury really was.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2025
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  • When in close binary partnerships with other stars, these stellar corpses can steal matter like a cosmic vampire.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 July 2025
  • Neural networks emulate the model of a binary but without having to account for all the complexity of the physical model.
    Andrej Prša, The Conversation, 23 July 2025

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“Double-barreled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/double-barreled. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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