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Recent Examples of Synonyms for double (as)
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The last-minute pact averted a retrial over claims filed by the wife and two daughters of Terry Carter, the Compton businessman who died on Jan. 29, 2015, when Knight mowed him down in the parking lot of a Los Angeles burger stand in an incident linked to the N.W.A biopic Straight Outta Compton.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
29 Apr. 2025 -
Over his first 100 days back in office, Donald Trump has presided over an America teetering on the brink of losing its liberal democratic form of government and standing in the world.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2025
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Notably, incidents were higher in Democratic-run states due to higher education institution policies that allowed pro-Hamas rioters to take over college campuses with little to no consequences for attacks against Jewish students.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
3 May 2025
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Informant's tip reopens the case In 2012, five years after Yarborough’s murder, Daye resigned from the Roxboro Police Department, and Detective Ricky Hughes took over the case.—
Gina Barton,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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The point is to fill in for Francisco Lindor and basically play like him for a week, the way Acuña did last season.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Mulaney then thanked his fellow Saturday Night Live alum for filling in.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Venus in Aries connects with Mars in Leo, pushing us to take steps in building affiliations.—
Lisa Stardust,
Refinery29,
28 Apr. 2025
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For example, a cross-functional team might identify redundant processes or unnecessary steps in a workflow.—
Prashanthi Kolluru,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Economists note that tariffs can help nurture emerging industries and create manufacturing jobs in sectors where consumers can easily substitute a cheaper domestic product for a higher cost foreign one.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2025
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On both occasions, the absence of Tarkowski and experienced holding midfielder Idrissa Gueye, substituted on 79 minutes due to cramp, was conspicuous.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Double (as).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/double%20%28as%29. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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