as in double
to two times the amount or degree having been turned down before, he is twice shy about making any more marriage proposals

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Recent Examples of twice After the Dolphins were called for delay of game twice in the final five minutes against New England, McDaniel met with coaches this week to tinker with how the Dolphins change personnel groups quickly. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025 He's lost just twice in 15 starts and has accounted for three-plus touchdowns nine times. Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025 Practitioners who were confident in their companies’ ability to use AI were about twice as likely to have high-quality data and role-specific training compared to their less-confident counterparts. Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025 Advertisement Such a spectacle is considered the United Kingdom’s highest form of diplomatic hospitality, and one that American Presidents do not usually experience twice. Nik Popli, Time, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for twice
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  • Vásquez pitched around an error by Manny Machado and a single with two outs in the first inning, navigated a lead-off double in the second and allowed just two singles the rest of the way in his eighth quality start of the season.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Tinder had previously launched the double-dating feature and TinderU (dedicated to college students), but Modes allow for users to have a more dedicated space to browse matches.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Twice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twice. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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