doubled (back)

Definition of doubled (back)next
past tense of double (back)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doubled (back)
turned back
Verb
  • Bernhard’s barely contained incestuous desires (The Loser is only one of a suite of works about brother-sister love and hate, alongside Correction, The Lime Works, and Concrete) are the product of individual psychologies run amok and turned back on themselves, the offshoots of artistic monomania.
    Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Al Otro Lado, HIAS and other groups who provided assistance to the asylum seekers who were turned back at the border argued this case is about much more than the narrow legal definition of a few words.
    Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
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“Doubled (back).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doubled%20%28back%29. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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