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doubled (as)

verb

past tense of double (as)

as in stepped in

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Pulisic wound up for a kick on his right foot when a Belgian defender stepped in front of him.

— Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 July 2026
This is where celebrated guitar manufacturer Fender stepped in.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2026

Definition of stepped in

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And the politicians who stood in the way of that freedom will be held to account.

— Danny Kaplowitz, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026
Filmed in Ontario‘s historic Unionville neighborhood—which stood in as the fictional town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut—the episode featured a real-life Victorian residence that served as the home to mother and daughter Lorelai and Rory Gilmore.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 20 July 2026

Definition of stood in

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At the time, the district said the employee worked at Jacksonville High School but also filled in at Jacksonville Middle School this spring.

— Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 24 July 2026
The most prominent position that UM’s athletic department has filled in the portal has been quarterback, with Cam Ward, Carson Beck and now Darian Mensah signed to big-money deals the past three years.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026

Definition of filled in

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Manuel took over for Dave Brandon, a Domino’s Pizza executive who alienated a lot of Michigan fans with his slick marketing schemes.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Northrop’s SpaceLogistics division took over the commercial portion of the program the following year and completed development of the spacecraft.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026

Definition of took over

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If entry-level consultants, lawyers, and financial analysts were being systematically substituted out at the pace Amodei described to 60 Minutes in November 2025, McCrory’s occupation-level unemployment data should already show some divergence.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 July 2026
Romero started in central defence for Argentina in their 1-0 defeat after extra time by Spain in the World Cup final, but was substituted in the 70th minute with an injury.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 July 2026

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