redouble
verb
re·dou·ble
(ˌ)rē-ˈdə-bəl 
redoubled; redoubling; redoubles
1
: to make twice as great in size or amount
broadly
: intensify, strengthen
2
a
obsolete
: to echo back
b
archaic
: repeat
redouble
noun
Examples of redouble in a Sentence
They redoubled their efforts to finish the work on time.
Their efforts to finish the work redoubled as the deadline drew near.
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Shayla Love, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
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—Tanvi Madan, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
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Shayla Love, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
With a team of thousands under his command, Hassabis has redoubled the company’s efforts on large language models, OpenAI’s stronghold.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
Under Marsh, the European studio has redoubled its focus on theatrical films, with its worldwide box office tripling since 2022 thanks to the likes of Paddington in Peru, Back to Black, Wicked Little Letters, and French hit Beating Hearts.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 Dec. 2025
So India looked for other partners, including in the developing world, and redoubled its efforts to build a nuclear program, which could provide an independent deterrent and help hedge against overreliance on the Soviet Union.
—Tanvi Madan, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Redouble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redouble. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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redouble
verb
re·dou·ble
(ˈ)rē-ˈdəb-əl
: to make or become doubled (as in size or amount)
redoubled their efforts
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