see double
idiom
: to see two things when only one thing is present
As her eyesight got worse, she began seeing double.
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In the first six months of 2025, the Baltimore Police Department continued to see double-digit reductions in gun violence, including a 22% decrease in homicides and a 19% decrease in non-fatal shootings from the year before.
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Richard Hall, Time, 24 Aug. 2025
Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid recently twinned in ballet flats, and now longtime besties Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King showed us how to see double in little black dresses.
—Nicol Natale, People.com, 21 May 2025
The Muslim-majority states of Southeast Asia, in particular, see double standards at work in Washington’s denunciation of Russia, pointing to U.S.-initiated or -supported wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Gaza, and Lebanon, among other conflicts.
—Bilahari Kausikan, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Certain cities like New York, Boston, and Seattle could see double the typical delays, with routes experiencing significant increases in travel time.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Fondtain will see double duty for the Aztecs after limiting himself to the field last season.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2022
Major metro areas could see double the delays.
—Christine Dempsey, courant.com, 23 Nov. 2021
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Richard Hall, Time, 24 Aug. 2025
Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid recently twinned in ballet flats, and now longtime besties Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King showed us how to see double in little black dresses.
—Nicol Natale, People.com, 21 May 2025
The Muslim-majority states of Southeast Asia, in particular, see double standards at work in Washington’s denunciation of Russia, pointing to U.S.-initiated or -supported wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Gaza, and Lebanon, among other conflicts.
—Bilahari Kausikan, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Certain cities like New York, Boston, and Seattle could see double the typical delays, with routes experiencing significant increases in travel time.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Fondtain will see double duty for the Aztecs after limiting himself to the field last season.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2022
Major metro areas could see double the delays.
—Christine Dempsey, courant.com, 23 Nov. 2021
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“See double.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/see%20double. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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