as in dual
consisting of two members or parts that are usually joined
the double-barreled goal of the company is to do well in the marketplace and to do good in the community
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Recent Examples of double-barreled
It was first discovered independently by two American astronomers—Lewis Swift on July 16, 1862, and Horace Tuttle on July 19, 1862—hence its double-barreled name.
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Amanda Castro
hannah Parry
anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
The library was designed with a double-barreled roof that is supported by a row of thin iron columns, with lattice metalwork framing the ceiling.
—Kaela Ling, CNBC, 31 July 2025
In the spring of 2021, Old Forester launched a double-barreled bourbon that was matured in a new set of barrels for an additional two years, and whiskey fans received it with open arms.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 22 July 2025
The Ukrainian Navy patrol boat zipped across the Black Sea, its double-barreled, 25-millimeter machine gun locked on the horizon.
—Constant Méheut, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
The double-barreled title of Nightbitch satirizes both feminism and female self-loathing.
—Armond White, National Review, 13 Dec. 2024
Amanda Castro
hannah Parry
anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
The library was designed with a double-barreled roof that is supported by a row of thin iron columns, with lattice metalwork framing the ceiling.
—Kaela Ling, CNBC, 31 July 2025
In the spring of 2021, Old Forester launched a double-barreled bourbon that was matured in a new set of barrels for an additional two years, and whiskey fans received it with open arms.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 22 July 2025
The Ukrainian Navy patrol boat zipped across the Black Sea, its double-barreled, 25-millimeter machine gun locked on the horizon.
—Constant Méheut, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
The double-barreled title of Nightbitch satirizes both feminism and female self-loathing.
—Armond White, National Review, 13 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for double-barreled
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Six years prior, Jones, then a dual-sport athlete at the University of North Carolina, won an NCAA basketball championship and was on the court as a freshman point guard when teammate Charlotte Smith hit one of the biggest shots in college basketball history.—
Jason Jones,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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For the fourth straight game and fifth time this season, the Horned Frogs had to deal with a dual-threat quarterback, and Kansas State’s Avery Johnson was among the most athletic the defense has faced this season.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Oct. 2025
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These decisions were made after careful consideration of how best to position us against the twin challenges of needing to adapt to how people consume media today as well as the loss of federal dollars.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
18 Oct. 2025
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Its twin, Gemini South, is located in the Atacama Desert in Chile.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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In August, a Ramsey County judge struck down a state law banning binary triggers because DFL lawmakers inserted it into a 1,400-page bill in the final hours of the 2024 legislative session, violating the Minnesota Constitution’s Single Subject and Title Clause.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
14 Oct. 2025
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To further explain their observations, the researchers developed a theoretical model based on a binary Fermi distribution to describe the behavior of non-thermal electron states within the TL liquid system.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Double-barreled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/double-barreled. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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