doubled

past tense of double
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as in folded
to lay one part over or against another part of double the wet cloth and place it on the victim's forehead

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Recent Examples of doubled The survey found that the number of Americans taking drugs like semaglutide (which include the brands Ozempic and Wegovy) or tirzepatide (under the brands Zepbound and Mounjaro) for weight loss more than doubled over the past year and a half. Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 28 Oct. 2025 Usher more than doubled that return with the 2010-11 OMG World Tour, which grossed $75 million; the trek landed in seventh place on Billboard’s Top Tours chart in 2011. Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025 Amazon’s workforce doubled during the pandemic as millions stayed home and boosted online spending. Michelle Chapman, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025 From Saturday to Sunday, its winds doubled from 70 to 140 miles an hour. Sara Sneath, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2025 Non-oil activity now accounts for about half of GDP, and female labor-force participation has more than doubled, surpassing Vision 2030’s original target nearly a decade early. Wael Mahdi, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025 One of those sites is the Blumenthal’s own Knight Theater, which doubled as the Capitol site where Caesar Flickerman (Stanley Tucci) interviewed Katniss and Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) about the games. Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025 The mountain town also has easy access to skiing at nearby Monarch Mountain (which recently nearly doubled in size). Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2025 Fellow nuclear play NuScale Power , which has more than doubled this year, lost over 8% in early trading Tuesday. Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
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Verb
  • In a survey from brokerage firm Evercore ISI conducted last year, ChatGPT respondents saying ChatGPT was their top search provider increased to 5% from 1% four months prior.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Warming trends delay first freeze in US Fall days that are unusually warm have increased in 238 cities, or 98% of the 243 cities that were examined by Climate Central.
    Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After Arthur Anderson folded, Townes-Whitley charted a new course by joining Unisys, a server infrastructure company, which catapulted her into the tech world.
    Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Historically, scientists have studied proteins’ folded structures to understand their function individually.
    Viviane Callier, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Her ticket matched four white balls in the drawing, winning her a $50,000 prize that was multiplied to $100,000 because of the Power Play option.
    Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The Pew analysis uses the refined divorce rate, which is the number of divorces divided by the number of married women ages 15 and older, multiplied by 1,000, rather than the overall divorce rate, which measures divorces per 1,000 women regardless of their marital status.
    Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The current administration’s justification for eliminating the CSB is that its capabilities are duplicated by agencies such as the EPA and OSHA.
    Philip Steenstra, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Often imitated but never duplicated, the Dyson Supersonic Hair Dryer continues to be a bestseller online, beloved by both salon owners and everyday users alike.
    Brittany Loggins, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
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  • Robeson and his allies redoubled their activism after the State Department restricted their right to travel.
    Time, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Seeing Gaza in ruins has redoubled my determination to do two things.
    Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, The Atlantic, 23 Sep. 2025

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“Doubled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doubled. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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