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to make twice as great or as many
we doubled our investment in six months
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Recent Examples of doubled
Denver more than doubled its lead with an 8-0 run in a spectacular last 35 seconds of the half, started by a highlight alley-oop from Murray to Aaron Gordon, who snuck behind the defense along the baseline.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026
Carrier doubled the lead with 52 seconds remaining in the opening period, redirecting Mike Matheson's point shot after carrying the puck into Minnesota's zone.
—CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
With the extra help eliminated, the average Covered California plan doubled in cost for 2026, state officials said.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
Claude's total web audience has more than doubled from December 2024, and its daily unique visitors on desktop are up 12% globally year-to-date compared with last month, according to data from market intelligence companies Similarweb and Sensor Tower published by The Wall Street Journal.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2026
Global streamer orders doubled from 7 in 2H 2024 to 14 in 1H 2025 in Brazil, according to Ampere Analysis.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 19 Jan. 2026
An iconic name for nine decades, Roto-Rooter has more than doubled its sales in the last 10 years.
—Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Jan. 2026
The Arkansas Advanced Energy Association and Foundation secured over $1 million in grant funding and doubled its staff in 2025, according to the company's annual report released Tuesday.
—Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 7 Jan. 2026
Monthly video podcast consumption on Spotify has nearly doubled since launching the creator program last year, according to the company.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026
Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026
Carrier doubled the lead with 52 seconds remaining in the opening period, redirecting Mike Matheson's point shot after carrying the puck into Minnesota's zone.
—CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
With the extra help eliminated, the average Covered California plan doubled in cost for 2026, state officials said.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
Claude's total web audience has more than doubled from December 2024, and its daily unique visitors on desktop are up 12% globally year-to-date compared with last month, according to data from market intelligence companies Similarweb and Sensor Tower published by The Wall Street Journal.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2026
Global streamer orders doubled from 7 in 2H 2024 to 14 in 1H 2025 in Brazil, according to Ampere Analysis.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 19 Jan. 2026
An iconic name for nine decades, Roto-Rooter has more than doubled its sales in the last 10 years.
—Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Jan. 2026
The Arkansas Advanced Energy Association and Foundation secured over $1 million in grant funding and doubled its staff in 2025, according to the company's annual report released Tuesday.
—Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 7 Jan. 2026
Monthly video podcast consumption on Spotify has nearly doubled since launching the creator program last year, according to the company.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doubled
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The Wolverines increased their lead to 42 with less than a minute left in the fourth.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Jan. 2026
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And while famine has not yet emerged, food insecurity has increased, with most Cubans eating a limited diet and skipping meals.—
Joseph J. Gonzalez,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
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The magazine, and the small press attached to it, have since sadly folded, but the idea of the Midwestern Gothic has never left me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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Over the next century, the telegraph system was folded into the General Post Office and, later, reorganized into what became British Telecom and today’s BT Group.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Jan. 2026
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Digital products and platforms multiplied.—
Afdhel Aziz,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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For-profit schools multiplied, approved by the state Board of Nursing under relaxed criteria spelled out in the 2009 law.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Jan. 2026
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My goal is to make this the best program out there, so it's duplicated over and over again.—
Kaley Fedko,
CBS News,
19 Jan. 2026
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Some states, including Michigan, were backstopped by their own laws that duplicated at least part of the federal protection.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2026
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