Thesaurus results for TWICE

twice

adverb

ˈtwīs

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 The commission deferred the decision to sign the interim agreement twice in the last three months. —

Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026 Following a brilliant career as a player, Águas dipped his toe into management and twice took charge of the Blue Sharks – first between 2014-2016 and then from 2018 to the end of 2019. —

Ben Church, CNN Money, 3 July 2026 Despite significant air defenses protecting Russia's capital, a top refinery in Moscow has been hit twice. —

ABC News, 3 July 2026 Three consecutive 100-degree days have only happened twice in Philly history, during July of 1993 and July of 1966. —

Grant Gilmore, CBS News, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for twice

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double

Adverb

The Giants used three infield hits and two errors to score a pair of runs against Sale in the sixth inning, then Matt Chapman’s double set up Luis Arraez’s sacrifice fly in the seventh.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 29 June 2026
Miami scored their first run in the fifth when Owen Caissie hit a leadoff double and scored on Graham Pauley’s ground-rule double to right.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 28 June 2026