double up

verb

doubled up; doubling up; doubles up

intransitive verb

: to share accommodations designed for one

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At that meeting, Trump and Vance doubled up on Zelensky, who ended up being essentially kicked out of the White House. Ian Swanson, The Hill, 17 Aug. 2025 FanDuel Promo Code Scores $300 UFC 319 Bonus FanDuel Sportsbook recently doubled up its bonus offer. Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025 The League Two side quickly doubled up on him and the only missing piece to his performance was end product — quite normal for a 16-year-old making their debut. Andy Jones, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025 Our early projection is that six will double up in 2026. Paul Grein, Billboard, 16 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for double up

Word History

First Known Use

1789, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of double up was in 1789

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“Double up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20up. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.

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