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to make twice as great or as many
we doubled our investment in six months
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to lay one part over or against another part of
double the wet cloth and place it on the victim's forehead
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Recent Examples of doubling
Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
In that episode, shares of the troubled French colonial Mississippi Company were permitted to be used as legal tender, leading to a doubling of the French money supply.
—Tobias Burns, CNBC, 15 May 2026
It was known, however, that substances and processes that arrest cell division in animals lead to a doubling of chromosome number in plants.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
However, Erasca said the clinical benefit and tolerability of its drug, called ERAS-0015, compared favorably to daraxonrasib, a similar RAS-targeting drug from Revolution Medicines that recently showed a doubling of overall survival in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer.
—Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 27 Apr. 2026
The seamless integration of old and new feels stealthy, and a touch subversive, a doubling-down on the museum’s approach to time as nonlinear, sinuous and delightfully slippery.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Similar to the doubling of the unemployment weight, this is by design.
—Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
After 100 doubling times, its volume has increased by a factor of something like ~10⁹⁰.
—Big Think, 9 Apr. 2026
An article in a British pediatric journal earlier this year describes how the tightening of sanctions on Cuba since 2017 has led to more than a doubling of infant mortality over the last decade.
—Mark Weisbrot, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
Lauren Victory, CBS News, 18 May 2026
At an event doubling as a Democratic fundraiser and birthday gala for Pres.
—Mic Anderson Britannica Editors May 18, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 May 2026
Underscoring this strength in depth of features, 11 Spanish productions play major sections at Cannes, doubling prior high marks this century.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 18 May 2026
However, Barcelona Mayor Jaume Collboni is now proposing doubling it within months, according to Spain’s leading newspaper, El Pais.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 18 May 2026
The related #HistoryTok category reached nearly one million posts, more than doubling year-over-year.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Citing data from the IT & Business Process Association of the Philippines, Apollo chief economist Torsten Slok noted in a recent blog post that from 2016 through 2025, call center employment in the Philippines has risen each year, nearly doubling to 2 million over the 10-year span.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 May 2026
The bar has also been expanded into what Hogan described as a more prominent centerpiece for the restaurant, doubling the amount of bar seating.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026
That energy was gone by the third quarter after the Aces started doubling Ogwumike, and aside from Plum, the Sparks’ offense had no answers.
—Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
Noun
The dividend has exploded by more than 400% over the past decade, and that includes a near-doubling over the past five years alone.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
In that episode, shares of the troubled French colonial Mississippi Company were permitted to be used as legal tender, leading to a doubling of the French money supply.
—Tobias Burns, CNBC, 15 May 2026
It was known, however, that substances and processes that arrest cell division in animals lead to a doubling of chromosome number in plants.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
However, Erasca said the clinical benefit and tolerability of its drug, called ERAS-0015, compared favorably to daraxonrasib, a similar RAS-targeting drug from Revolution Medicines that recently showed a doubling of overall survival in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer.
—Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 27 Apr. 2026
The seamless integration of old and new feels stealthy, and a touch subversive, a doubling-down on the museum’s approach to time as nonlinear, sinuous and delightfully slippery.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Similar to the doubling of the unemployment weight, this is by design.
—Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
After 100 doubling times, its volume has increased by a factor of something like ~10⁹⁰.
—Big Think, 9 Apr. 2026
An article in a British pediatric journal earlier this year describes how the tightening of sanctions on Cuba since 2017 has led to more than a doubling of infant mortality over the last decade.
—Mark Weisbrot, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
That bump includes more hours from Chicago police Public Transit officers, doubling CTA assignments for off-duty officers, and bringing in Cook County Sheriff's deputies.
—Lauren Victory, CBS News, 18 May 2026
At an event doubling as a Democratic fundraiser and birthday gala for Pres.
—Mic Anderson Britannica Editors May 18, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 May 2026
Underscoring this strength in depth of features, 11 Spanish productions play major sections at Cannes, doubling prior high marks this century.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 18 May 2026
However, Barcelona Mayor Jaume Collboni is now proposing doubling it within months, according to Spain’s leading newspaper, El Pais.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 18 May 2026
The related #HistoryTok category reached nearly one million posts, more than doubling year-over-year.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Citing data from the IT & Business Process Association of the Philippines, Apollo chief economist Torsten Slok noted in a recent blog post that from 2016 through 2025, call center employment in the Philippines has risen each year, nearly doubling to 2 million over the 10-year span.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 May 2026
The bar has also been expanded into what Hogan described as a more prominent centerpiece for the restaurant, doubling the amount of bar seating.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026
That energy was gone by the third quarter after the Aces started doubling Ogwumike, and aside from Plum, the Sparks’ offense had no answers.
—Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doubling
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Looking ahead, the biggest growth drivers for Cisco will likely be hyperscaler AI build-outs and enterprise artificial intelligence networking upgrades, in addition to campus modernization as requirements for traffic, security, and latency increase, according to HSBC.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
15 May 2026
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School nutrition directors say that the increases are not enough and Congress needs to rethink the reimbursement formula as meal program costs rise.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
15 May 2026
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James Ward During the debate, Republican candidate Steve Hilton said that only a small percentage of California has been developed for housing, arguing that the state should focus on building homes on undeveloped land rather than increasing density in existing cities.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Doing so compresses the light reflected from the plasma, thereby increasing its intensity.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
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Online, this generally meant that creators encouraged their followers to pair a healthy habit with a fun or existing one (scrolling while walking on the treadmill, for example) or to just link two good behaviors together (folding laundry between breaks of your at-home workout).—
Julia Landwehr,
Health,
18 May 2026
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It is still barely decorated, just a corkboard pinned with photos of the boys and a folding table covered with stacks of reports.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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The study found a quadrupling in the number of megacities—urban areas with 10 million or more inhabitants—from eight in 1975 to 33 in 2025, with 19 of those in Asia.—
Sam Stevenson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Nov. 2025
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Vendor financing — along with the doubling, tripling or quadrupling of companies’ valuations — is one of the unflattering echoes some analysts see in comparing today’s AI frenzy with the late-90s dot-com bubble.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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The question Subramanian thinks the next 12 months will resolve is whether the protocol race produces real demand or whether, as has been the pattern this year, the standards keep multiplying ahead of usage.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Indeed, over the past several months, the Islamic Republic has responded to pressure not by simplifying its structure of authority, but by multiplying and obscuring the channels through which authority is exercised.—
Hamidreza Azizi,
Time,
9 May 2026
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Chart created by the author The tripling of years on air for the prime time lineup is spread across many, but not all, genres.—
Ted Linhart,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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This milestone represents a tripling of ARR in two years.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Then a bipartisan team will remake the ballot in a process known as duplicating.—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
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The tense battle culminates in the Beliskner being destroyed, in turn killing all the Replicators, except for one, which is seen crawling out of the ocean, setting up future battles with this duplicating menace.—
Daryl Baxter,
Space.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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Simple and streamlined, this linen tank top is one of the most versatile additions to any travel wardrobe—I’m even eyeing it in a few different colors, given its affordable price tag.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
20 May 2026
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In addition to traditional treatments, there are holistic therapies like sound healing, Reiki, and shirodhara, an ancient Ayurvedic remedy.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
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“Doubling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doubling. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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