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to make twice as great or as many
we doubled our investment in six months
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as in twins
something or someone that strongly resembles another
he looks so much like you that he could be your double
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Recent Examples of doubles
Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Emergence, a steel sculpture that doubles as a time capsule for the city, was re-installed at the Green Street Grove after a brief vacation from the public eye.
—Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
The lounge also doubles as a space for clients to take in a glass of wine while working with their interior designer.
—Erica Wertheim Zohar, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The restaurant also doubles as the breakfast area, where guests can order from a menu of morning classics.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2025
Each of the coachbuilt V-12s has an all-new aluminum space frame chassis, makes extensive use of wood trim, and comes with its own custom timepiece that doubles as a watch.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
The Kleox Festival provides a sizable floor area of 83 x 50 in (210 x 126 cm) for sleeping, and campers can either use their own sleeping gear or purchase the available folding 79 x 47-in (200 x 120-cm) folding mattress, which doubles as a sofa seat.
—New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025
Venus Williams playfully shaded her former doubles partner and sister Serena during the US Open.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 3 Sep. 2025
To the average tennis fan, the US Open wildcard pairing of tennis legend Venus Williams and rising star Leylah Fernandez sounded like just another doubles matchup.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 3 Sep. 2025
Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Cleveland’s seven total doubles were a single-game season high.
—Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
Profar had two doubles and made two spectacular catches in left field Friday, and Kim had a first-inning sacrifice fly and a leaping defensive play of his own, helping the Braves to a 4-1 series-opening win over the Seattle Mariners on a night when ace Chris Sale didn’t need much assistance.
—David O'Brien, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
The champions in both men's and women’s doubles will take home $1,000,000 per team.
—Maddie Garfinkle, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Often, people playing singles would invite those waiting to join them for doubles.
—Thomas Swick
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
White, a fellow infielder, collected eight hits in 12 games after his first career promotion, but four were doubles.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
For the 45-year-old Williams, who returned to tennis from a 16-month layoff in July, the defeat draws to a close her 25th appearance at the US Open having played in this year’s singles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles competitions.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Venus had a steady rhythm with her new doubles partner.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 3 Sep. 2025
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Bichette is leading all of baseball in hits and doubles this season.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Emergence, a steel sculpture that doubles as a time capsule for the city, was re-installed at the Green Street Grove after a brief vacation from the public eye.
—Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
The lounge also doubles as a space for clients to take in a glass of wine while working with their interior designer.
—Erica Wertheim Zohar, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The restaurant also doubles as the breakfast area, where guests can order from a menu of morning classics.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2025
Each of the coachbuilt V-12s has an all-new aluminum space frame chassis, makes extensive use of wood trim, and comes with its own custom timepiece that doubles as a watch.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
The Kleox Festival provides a sizable floor area of 83 x 50 in (210 x 126 cm) for sleeping, and campers can either use their own sleeping gear or purchase the available folding 79 x 47-in (200 x 120-cm) folding mattress, which doubles as a sofa seat.
—New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025
Venus Williams playfully shaded her former doubles partner and sister Serena during the US Open.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 3 Sep. 2025
To the average tennis fan, the US Open wildcard pairing of tennis legend Venus Williams and rising star Leylah Fernandez sounded like just another doubles matchup.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
Merrill also doubled last night and has two doubles, two triples and a home run in his past three games.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Cleveland’s seven total doubles were a single-game season high.
—Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
Profar had two doubles and made two spectacular catches in left field Friday, and Kim had a first-inning sacrifice fly and a leaping defensive play of his own, helping the Braves to a 4-1 series-opening win over the Seattle Mariners on a night when ace Chris Sale didn’t need much assistance.
—David O'Brien, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
The champions in both men's and women’s doubles will take home $1,000,000 per team.
—Maddie Garfinkle, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Often, people playing singles would invite those waiting to join them for doubles.
—Thomas Swick
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
White, a fellow infielder, collected eight hits in 12 games after his first career promotion, but four were doubles.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
For the 45-year-old Williams, who returned to tennis from a 16-month layoff in July, the defeat draws to a close her 25th appearance at the US Open having played in this year’s singles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles competitions.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Venus had a steady rhythm with her new doubles partner.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doubles
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And the alloy wheels are an inch smaller, which increases the range to 288 miles (464 km).—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Every decision either increases your freedom or decreases it.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Táparo, a 31-year-old from the Santa Catarina region of Brazil, is an early pioneer of Italian brainrot music, a burgeoning macro-genre that folds the cast of characters into songs for every possible vibe.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
10 Sep. 2025
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The durable Oxford cloth fabric resists wear and weather, while the frame folds into a surprisingly compact shape for its size.—
Francesca Krempa,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Sep. 2025
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The paper also highlights the potential of digital twins — virtual patient replicas that allow doctors to simulate treatments before applying them in real life.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Cadence has expanded this technology beyond chip design towards creating digital twins of data centers including all the functional components.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Silence creates speculation, and speculation multiplies anxiety.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Players can add the Power Play option for an extra dollar, which multiplies non-jackpot prizes up to 10 times.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
2 Sep. 2025
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Lord entered the truck in competitions in Louisiana and Texas and loved to park it in front of the Henderson building to take pictures of it, Michelle said.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Sep. 2025
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Some of my friends were pressured to send inappropriate pictures, contacted by strangers, and exposed to content way beyond our age.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
12 Sep. 2025
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The chain of landforms to the west of Kauai is so small that it was not easily spotted in the satellite images taken as Kiko roared across the Pacific toward Hawaii as a Category 4 hurricane.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Miami Gardens Police released images of dogs in the neighborhood suspected to have been involved in the attack.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Generations of scientists have dedicated their careers to sculpting increasingly sophisticated planetary replicas.—
Zack Savitsky,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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The paper also highlights the potential of digital twins — virtual patient replicas that allow doctors to simulate treatments before applying them in real life.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Brother Dusk detonates explosives that shatter the cryonic chamber of Cleon clones, bodies raining down in blood and glass, before plucking a single embryo from the wreckage to bait Demerzel’s deepest programming.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Weaver would return as Ripley in David Fincher's Alien 3 in 1992 and as clones of the character in Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Alien Resurrection in 1997, though the Alien franchise has continued on.—
Carson Blackwelder,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Doubles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doubles. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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