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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doubled (back)
turned back
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Trains were turned back at the West Oakland and Embarcadero stations.—
Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2026 -
But the group was turned back by Syrian authorities to the Roj detention camp, due to unspecified procedural problems.—
Rod McGuirk,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Doubled (back).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doubled%20%28back%29. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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