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 Clean energy employment is growing twice as fast as the rest of the industry. Umair Irfan, Vox, 22 Apr. 2025 Tyler Wade walked twice and finished 0-for-2 last night. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025 San Francisco had been 18-for-21 on the bases before being thrown out twice. Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025 When Hare instructed Smith to come over to the front of his car, Smith shot him in the forehead and then twice more on the left side of his neck and his left cheek. Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for twice

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“Twice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twice. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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