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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
Whereas normally a charter flight on a private jet that can accommodate up to 16 passengers from Riyadh to Porto in Portugal may cost around 100,000 euros ($115,800) these days, the cost has doubled, Kula said.
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ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
DePaul has doubled its conference win total from a year ago and is accomplishing things that haven't been done in a while.
—Jori Parys, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
However, Claude’s daily app downloads doubled last week compared to the week before, Similarweb found, which could lead to an increase in daily usage.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
Nationwide, the number of cases considered abandoned doubled over the last year to make up about 41% of those decided in January.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Climbing the ladder For ambitious Texas Republicans, the job has long doubled as a springboard for higher office.
—Philip Jankowski
austin Bureau, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
Coherent is up 56% in 2026, while Lumentum has nearly doubled this year alone.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2026
The number of free users of Claude has increased more than 60% since January, and paid subscribers have more than doubled since October, according to Anthropic.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 2 Mar. 2026
Friends reported that his pupils, which doubled in size during an attack, were frightening.
—Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
DePaul has doubled its conference win total from a year ago and is accomplishing things that haven't been done in a while.
—Jori Parys, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
However, Claude’s daily app downloads doubled last week compared to the week before, Similarweb found, which could lead to an increase in daily usage.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
Nationwide, the number of cases considered abandoned doubled over the last year to make up about 41% of those decided in January.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Climbing the ladder For ambitious Texas Republicans, the job has long doubled as a springboard for higher office.
—Philip Jankowski
austin Bureau, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
Coherent is up 56% in 2026, while Lumentum has nearly doubled this year alone.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2026
The number of free users of Claude has increased more than 60% since January, and paid subscribers have more than doubled since October, according to Anthropic.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 2 Mar. 2026
Friends reported that his pupils, which doubled in size during an attack, were frightening.
—Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doubled
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The spline structure inside the nuts, the non-fixed gripping posture, and interference from magnetic forces significantly increased assembly complexity.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026
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Church officials also said its security measures have been increased during the transitional period.—
Elissa Jorgensen,
Dallas Morning News,
2 Mar. 2026
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On the tea-time menu that Wednesday is Vazhakkai Bajji, green plantain slivers folded into spicy chickpea batter, deep-fried a crisp orange-brown and presented on a banana leaf with a coconut dipping chutney on the side.—
Kalpana Mohan,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
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The Loyal folded, and in December 2023, Ferree became the first player ever signed by SDFC.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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As the new reality set in, the questions multiplied.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
4 Mar. 2026
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It’s widely believed the relics later multiplied; most are enshrined in a memorial stupa at Kopan monastery in Nepal.—
Deepa Bharath,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2026
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Because the release includes a huge archive of Epstein’s emails, many pages are not informative and several are duplicated.—
Elliott Ramos,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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There are some costs that will be duplicated … but that money will be used to invest.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
3 Mar. 2026
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