as in twice
to two times the amount or degree we were doubly certain of her guilt after we read the article in the newspaper

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Recent Examples of doubly The benefits of training your physical stamina often carry over to your mental stamina, so you’ll be doubly rewarded for the efforts. Jakob Roze, Health, 19 June 2025 When Claire first shows up, Sweeney’s haggard appearance is doubly shocking for anyone who’s seen how radiant the star looks in most roles. Peter Debruge, Variety, 7 June 2025 The debt outlook makes this doubly the case and the Trump budget, which will add USD 2.4 trillion to the national debt by 20234 (according to the Congressional Budget Office) will not only break the bank but break the labour market. Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025 This is doubly true for folks like me, who are fair skinned and get a red flush easily. Katie Akin, Southern Living, 31 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for doubly
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  • At twice as wide as Mount Everest is tall, A11pl3Z would be the third interstellar object — an object that originates from outside the solar system — ever to be found, after ‘Oumuamua in 2017 and a comet called 2I/Borisov in 2019.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • To date, the Timbers have leased but not owned the Tualatin Hills district land that includes their current indoor training facility, which has been expanded twice since 2015 to its current 27,000 square feet and includes a grass field and synthetic turf.
    Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 1 July 2025

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“Doubly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doubly. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.

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