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as in twofold
being twice as great or as many
after it was ranked the best in the country, the college had double the usual number of applicants
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as in fake
not being or expressing what one appears to be or express
she's known for speaking with a double tongue, so I doubt that her concern is very heartfelt
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as in twin
something or someone that strongly resembles another
he looks so much like you that he could be your double
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Recent Examples of double
Alyssa Morin, InStyle, 10 Jan. 2026
While the double-dig look of Adebayo and Ware could still be used by the Heat throughout the course of games, the Heat is pulling the plug on that starting frontcourt for now after the pairing’s underwhelming production.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2026
Jennifer Morgan, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026
Turley was reflecting on a year when ChatGPT usage more than doubled to over 800 million users, or 10% of the world’s population.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 6 Jan. 2026
Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025
The advertisement depicts Shipka as a normal woman who, after a stressful move into a new house, is haunted by a constant rotation of doomscrolling, late nights, and fatigue — represented by a monstrous double of herself.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Roku — The streaming platform rose more than 4% after Morgan Stanley double upgraded the stock to overweight from underweight.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
Princess Polly Hannalee Low-Rise Wide-Leg Jeans This Princess Polly pair speaks to my early aughts heart with its grunge-style wash, noticeable outseams, and double-button front.
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The plan included tripling renewable energy capacity and doubling energy efficiency gains by 2030 – important steps for slowing climate change since the energy sector makes up about 75% of the global carbon dioxide emissions that are heating up the planet.
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Last offseason, Alonso was searching for a long-term contract that never arrived, but after leading the National League in doubles and hitting 38 home runs, his fifth consecutive season with more than 30, Alonso is back on the open market in search of the contract that eluded him last winter.
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Premiums for California residents using the ACA plans are expected on average to nearly double after January 1.
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First-team appearances came in the National League Cup ties against the under-21 side of Leeds United from the Premier League and second-division Middlesbrough, and dual-registration rules allowed Gjoshe to link up with Bottesford last month.—
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The inner workings are also dazzling, with the self-winding Caliber CH 28-520 C FUS offering a dual time zone display, flyback chronograph, day/night indicators, and a date display.—
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Goodwill’s motivation for the move is twofold, Cossio said.—
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Harrison’s rationale for trading Dončić appeared to be twofold.—
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Punter Sean West — whose long 24-yard heave on a fake punt outgained every quarterback on the roster.—
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Green expertly applies fake eyelashes, thick foundation and a dessert brown eye look, while Messina goes to work piling tight curls atop my head.—
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The committee approved Lucas’s amendment and approved the recommendation to increase funding for the temporary jail.—
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Iwobi’s movement drags Ladislav Krejci wider, increasing the space between the lines and creating a clear passing angle for Calvin Bassey.—
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Many fold up easily, and some soft pens even come with carrying cases.—
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At the Harm Reduction Coalition of Santa Cruz County’s mobile syringe clinic, a single lamp shines a bright circle over folding tables stacked with boxes of soap, toothpaste, electrolytes, syringes, condoms and Narcan — a drug that can reverse opioid overdoses.—
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The pair welcomed twins Alexander and Ella in June 2017.—
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Tommy is the first born of the twins.—
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Good was seen in multiple videos reversing her Honda Pilot as ICE agents attempted to open her car door, then moving forward and to the right when the agent opened fire, first through the windshield and then twice through the vehicle's open window, killing the mother of three from Colorado.—
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The next day, in an email, Wynn appears to explain, blaming a dollar figure for teachers’ benefits that was mistakenly counted twice.—
Adjective
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For Masaana Egede, editor of Greenlandic newspaper Sermitsiaq, the rhetoric from the US is pushing a binary choice that no one in Greenland agrees with.—
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This is true, too, of trans and non-binary patients.—
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“Double.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/double. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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