DOUBLE-BARRELED Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

double-barreled

adjective

ˌdə-bəl-ˈber-əld

Definition of double-barreled

as in dual

consisting of two members or parts that are usually joined the double-barreled goal of the company is to do well in the marketplace and to do good in the community

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Banks still undecided Soccer player Noahkai Banks, the dual German-American citizen, has not decided who to play for internationally, despite being in consideration for the 2026 World Cup.

— Chris Branch, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Two rail gauges will meet The CKU project has adopted a dual-gauge design to resolve the long-standing technical dispute.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of dual

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In the early stage of the trip, the twin-engine jets headed for Alaska and passed over Greenland, where an Airbus A400M support plane capable of landing on ice was stationed.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
Strahan described the chaos in New York City amid the rescue efforts and the accompanying bomb threats and noted that the Giants could still see smoke from the twin towers from the team’s practice fields.

— Michael Silver, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of twin

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Binary thinking doesn’t work There is a long history of binary thinking about addictive goods.

— Jonathan Caulkins, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2026
Yet the franchise gave audiences a galaxy brimming with desert planets, ocean worlds, binary sunsets, and countless versions of Earth.

— Alix Freckelton, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of binary

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