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 Corduroy pillows in Petal Plum—a floral print lifted from the floor of the brand’s New York flagship store—doubled as soft seating, perfect for basking in the sun. Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 18 Sep. 2026 Since then, the number of British young people on working holiday visas has more than doubled to close to 80,000 from a previous peak of 35,000, according to Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke. Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026 During his tenure the FSF’s scholarship giving has doubled to nearly $2 million from $1 million. Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026 Rapes in the park have doubled this year, rising to four from two last year. Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026 Kupol, which makes drones and surface-to-air missiles, is the largest industrial enterprise in the Udmurtia region on the Volga River and more than doubled its output in 2025. ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026 To alleviate congestion, the size of the food court has been nearly doubled, taking over an entire parking lot. Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 17 Sep. 2026 Shifting views The share of Hispanic Americans who identify as Republican has more than doubled, from 10% in 2013 to 21% in 2025. Diana Orcés, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2026 The commission said spending on GLP-1 drugs for weight loss doubled almost every year between 2019 and 2025. Neal Riley, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doubled
Verb
  • Tensions have surged in the West Bank, and extremist Israeli settler attacks against Palestinians have increased exponentially, emboldened by right-wing, ultra-nationalist politicians in Israel's government.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Now, with growing bipartisan opposition to the rapid buildout of data centers suggest that even ordinary residents of communities and voters have increased power to help pace the frontier from the bottom up.
    Bhaskar Chakravorti, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Since the last time the area had been grazed, a year earlier, the grasses had grown to chest height and then folded under their own weight.
    Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026
  • His knees folded into his chest, the crown of his head burrowing down.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Even a tiny error rate, multiplied by enough volume, is a constant stream of failures.
    Shivansh Inamdar, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Jurors then multiplied that number by the total number of residential and commercial subscribers.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Live enterprise data arrives fragmented, outdated, duplicated and protected by different permissions.
    Taras Tymoshchuk, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • That Robert Zemeckis film will never be duplicated or topped, but there’s a difference between these films worth teasing out.
    Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026

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“Doubled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doubled. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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