doubled (as)

verb

past tense of double (as)
as in stepped in

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  1. stepped in
  2. stood in
  3. filled in
  4. took over
  5. substituted
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  • Citadel, Ken Griffin's giant multi-strategy hedge fund, stepped in to buy the positions at a discount, understood to be around 10%.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
  • His character Ned Schneebly was supposed to be substituting — until Dewey impersonated him and stepped in.
    — Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of stepped in
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  • Rosignoli also recommended the Museo Civico Naturalistico-Archeologico in Vicenza, which has finds from Lake Fimon and Teatro Berga, an actual Roman theater that once stood in the city center.
    — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • On Tuesday, Jaissle stood in front of staff from across the club — including those in marketing, accounting, legal and building operations — at an internal ‘town hall’ at St James’ Park.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of stood in
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  • Earlier this year, Colman Domingo, Tiffany Haddish, Anthony Anderson, and Ike Barinholtz all filled in so Kimmel could go fishing.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Gasper has filled in admirably for Yoshida, homering in his third straight game Wednesday.
    — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of filled in
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  • Somewhere along the line, mobility and strength took over to preserve pitchers’ bodies and keep their arms strong.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Mallouk took over as majority owner in the winter but offseason roster building plans were long set in motion.
    — Tom Bogert, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of took over
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  • The Springboks scrum was better than advertised until props Ox Nché and Wilco Louw were substituted.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Doku, 24, started his side’s 3-0 Community Shield defeat to Arsenal last Sunday but was substituted at half-time.
    — Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of substituted
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