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as in twofold
being twice as great or as many
after it was ranked the best in the country, the college had double the usual number of applicants
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as in fake
not being or expressing what one appears to be or express
she's known for speaking with a double tongue, so I doubt that her concern is very heartfelt
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as in twin
something or someone that strongly resembles another
he looks so much like you that he could be your double
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Recent Examples of double
Latif Love
june 14, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2026
Suzuki also recorded an outfield assist in the first by nabbing Bryce Eldridge trying to stretch a single into a double.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 13 June 2026
Wide-leg pants feel as comfortable as loungewear while looking effortlessly polished, a tank serves as the foundation for countless outfits, and an oversized button-down doubles as a lightweight layer when temperatures fluctuate.
—Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026
Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026
Serena Williams, considered by many the greatest women’s tennis player of all time, returned to tennis June 9, with a women’s doubles match at Queen’s, the prestigious grass-court tournament played ahead of Wimbledon.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 13 June 2026
Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
That came after his go-ahead double in Monday night’s loss.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
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Adjective
De Los Santos’ changeup sliced toward the bottom left of the zone, and Jensen met it with a three-run double to right to put Kansas City ahead 7-5.
—Latif Love
june 14, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2026
Suzuki also recorded an outfield assist in the first by nabbing Bryce Eldridge trying to stretch a single into a double.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
Verb
Balogun doubled the lead at the 31-minute mark and then scored again just before halftime, becoming the first American man to have multiple goals in a World Cup game since Bert Patenaude scored a hat trick in 1930, coincidentally against Paraguay.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 13 June 2026
Wide-leg pants feel as comfortable as loungewear while looking effortlessly polished, a tank serves as the foundation for countless outfits, and an oversized button-down doubles as a lightweight layer when temperatures fluctuate.
—Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026
Noun
Ali Sánchez also had an RBI double for the Yankees, his first hit with the team, in the second inning.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026
Serena Williams, considered by many the greatest women’s tennis player of all time, returned to tennis June 9, with a women’s doubles match at Queen’s, the prestigious grass-court tournament played ahead of Wimbledon.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 13 June 2026
Adverb
Rangers star Brandon Nimmo hit a two-out double in the first inning.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
That came after his go-ahead double in Monday night’s loss.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for double
Adjective
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The scoot rolls on 15-inch wheels front and rear with grippy Maxxis tires, with braking coming in the form of 275-mm dual discs at the front and a 275-mm single disc at the rear.—
Utkarsh Sood
June 13,
New Atlas,
13 June 2026
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Cheering the all-for-one and one-for-all of this team of dual nationals and Americans raised abroad — or in Alabama?—
Mirjam Swanson,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
Adjective
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Its motivations were twofold, according to government sources with knowledge of these policy decisions.—
Claire Wilmot & Gisa Tunbridge,
The Dial,
12 June 2026
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The source of the venom was twofold.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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Despite the highs, however, there were some low moments in the week — including a near run-in with Scooter Braun and an insult from a radio analyst who deemed Swift a fake Knicks fan.—
Leigh Blickley,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
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To make matters worse, cybercriminals are using fake FIFA sites, bogus ticket offers and phony job ads to scam viewers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
Verb
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Baird added that interest in luxury homes has increased recently among SpaceX's mid-30s to early-40s employee base, according to California real estate agents.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
13 June 2026
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Be careful when riding back downtown on a bike, as the hill notoriously increases cycling speed.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2026
Verb
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Beneath the flat surface of the back seat hid the wondrous fold-up bench seats that, to my childhood mind, were a marvel of ingenuity.—
Judith Garrison,
AJC.com,
16 June 2026
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Sequence unraveled, and with it the onward rush, progression, the sense of one event coming after another; my understanding of cause and effect, of the chronological chopping-up of time both personal and historical—before and after, premodern and modern—all blurred, folded, unraveled out of reach.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
Noun
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Douglas Fir sleeps up to eight guests, offering two bathrooms and three bedrooms—two of which have queen beds, and one of which is a family suite on the ground floor with a queen bed and two twins.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
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Hope and despair are twins, inextricable.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
Adverb
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Brind’Amour made sure the Hurricanes kept getting back up after losing in the conference final twice in the past three years and three times in their current eight-year playoff run.—
Mark Anderson,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Curaçao’s Dick Advocaat, 78, will break the record for oldest coach — a milestone that’s been broken twice already in the past four days alone (South Africa’s coach Hugo Broos is 74 and so is Czechia’s Miroslav Koubek).—
Alex Connor,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
Adjective
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The key is to avoid binary judgments with limited information.—
Christian Perry,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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But why is this a binary choice?—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
9 June 2026
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“Double.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/double. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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