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as in increasing
to make twice as great or as many
we doubled our investment in six months
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as in folding
to lay one part over or against another part of
double the wet cloth and place it on the victim's forehead
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Recent Examples of doubling
Bob Carlson,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
The concept builds on body doubling, a productivity strategy ADHD coach Linda Anderson named in 1996 after a client described the effect.
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Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
Why working alongside friends actually helps Admin night has an older cousin in the productivity world, called body doubling, which is the practice of staying on-task by working next to another person.
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Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2026
Two years ago, the city of Fort Worth and Stockyards development company Majestic Realty celebrated as the City Council unanimously approved a grant package meant to stimulate the doubling of Fort Worth’s most iconic landmark.
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Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 June 2026
Body doubling works for some, and there are plausible scientific reasons why, Canu says.
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Sarah Lindenfeld Hall,
Popular Science,
24 June 2026
However, climate change alone doesn’t seem to explain the sudden doubling of tornado numbers in Illinois over the last four years, or the state’s current count compared with others, especially given that planetary warming has been observed as a long-term trend since the mid-20th century.
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Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
That sly approach extended far beyond clothing, as Snook noted the same doubling appeared throughout Marissa’s jewelry.
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Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
11 June 2026
The average fee doubling reflects how the spending power and quality of the squad has increased across the past eight years as Brighton have progressed from relegation candidates to qualifying for Europe twice via top-eight finishes.
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Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
Makini Brice,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
To give a concrete example, doubling sequence length from 32 tokens to 64 tokens does not merely double the computational cost for a transformer but rather quadruples it.
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Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
The council also ordered up a measure doubling the amount of money allocated for the Department of Recreation and Parks, discarding an alternative plan that would have increased it by 50%.
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Los Angeles City Hall,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
And all of the grants awarded require the applicants to find matching funds, doubling the amount of money available.
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Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
18 June 2026
Robert Goss would’ve won $50,000 but spent an extra $1 on the Power Play multiplier, doubling his prize.
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Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
16 June 2026
The organization, which is part of AI intelligence firm 10a Labs, also pointed to how the sheer number of active opposition groups has grown sharply, doubling year-on-year to 833 across 49 states.
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Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
14 June 2026
Interestingly, in March 2026 there was a significant uptick in sporadic meteors, with reports of large, bright fireballs doubling in number compared with previous years.
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Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
12 June 2026
The brand is on track to reach over $67 million in annual revenue this year, with the aim of doubling that by 2029.
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Monique Jessen,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
Noun
The doubling of the standard deduction from the 2017 tax law was made permanent and indexed for inflation.
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Bob Carlson,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
The concept builds on body doubling, a productivity strategy ADHD coach Linda Anderson named in 1996 after a client described the effect.
—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
Why working alongside friends actually helps Admin night has an older cousin in the productivity world, called body doubling, which is the practice of staying on-task by working next to another person.
—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2026
Two years ago, the city of Fort Worth and Stockyards development company Majestic Realty celebrated as the City Council unanimously approved a grant package meant to stimulate the doubling of Fort Worth’s most iconic landmark.
—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 June 2026
Body doubling works for some, and there are plausible scientific reasons why, Canu says.
—
Sarah Lindenfeld Hall,
Popular Science,
24 June 2026
However, climate change alone doesn’t seem to explain the sudden doubling of tornado numbers in Illinois over the last four years, or the state’s current count compared with others, especially given that planetary warming has been observed as a long-term trend since the mid-20th century.
—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
That sly approach extended far beyond clothing, as Snook noted the same doubling appeared throughout Marissa’s jewelry.
—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
11 June 2026
The average fee doubling reflects how the spending power and quality of the squad has increased across the past eight years as Brighton have progressed from relegation candidates to qualifying for Europe twice via top-eight finishes.
—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
Verb
Utility Iren was doubling workers' shifts and adding generators to address sporadic power cuts in Turin as the electricity grid came under strain, a spokesperson said.
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Makini Brice,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
To give a concrete example, doubling sequence length from 32 tokens to 64 tokens does not merely double the computational cost for a transformer but rather quadruples it.
—
Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
The council also ordered up a measure doubling the amount of money allocated for the Department of Recreation and Parks, discarding an alternative plan that would have increased it by 50%.
—
Los Angeles City Hall,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
And all of the grants awarded require the applicants to find matching funds, doubling the amount of money available.
—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
18 June 2026
Robert Goss would’ve won $50,000 but spent an extra $1 on the Power Play multiplier, doubling his prize.
—
Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
16 June 2026
The organization, which is part of AI intelligence firm 10a Labs, also pointed to how the sheer number of active opposition groups has grown sharply, doubling year-on-year to 833 across 49 states.
—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
14 June 2026
Interestingly, in March 2026 there was a significant uptick in sporadic meteors, with reports of large, bright fireballs doubling in number compared with previous years.
—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
12 June 2026
The brand is on track to reach over $67 million in annual revenue this year, with the aim of doubling that by 2029.
—
Monique Jessen,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doubling
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Earthquakes are measured by magnitude on a logarithmic scale — so each whole number increase translates to 32 times more energy released by the quake.
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Economists have warned the increase in tax revenue is temporary and note persistent gaps between spending and revenue.
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But the increasing tanker traffic is an encouraging step toward normalization of global oil flows.
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Hulls said the fund allows property owners to support local businesses without dramatically increasing rents as market conditions change.
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The two folding chairs are also lightweight, yet sturdy enough to hold up to 350 pounds.
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Samsung's folding phones are the market leaders for now.
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The maker of memory for computers has been a big winner this year, with its stock roughly quadrupling, because the AI boom has created a surge of demand for its products.
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The maker of memory for computers has been a big winner this year, with its stock quadrupling, because the AI boom has created a surge of demand for its products.
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Market cap is the total dollar value of a company’s outstanding shares of stock and is calculated by multiplying the current share price by the total number of outstanding shares.
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With paranoia multiplying around him, anything could trigger the end.
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That's according to the country's Conference of Catholic Bishops, which said that amounts to a tripling of such baptisms compared to 10 years ago.
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Chart created by the author The tripling of years on air for the prime time lineup is spread across many, but not all, genres.
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Fiber-optic, first-person view (FPV) drones have become a key weapon in the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah’s war against Israel in recent months – bypassing Israel’s sophisticated defense systems by duplicating an asymmetric warfare tactic that first emerged in the Russia-Ukraine war.
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Creating parallel capabilities overseas risks duplicating existing infrastructure while diverting attention and resources from the interventions most likely to bring the outbreak under control.
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In addition to a felony charge of fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer in a motor vehicle, the man also faces a misdemeanor battery charge, according to online Ada County Jail records.
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In addition to the drones, a fireworks enforcement task force will patrol the city throughout the week leading up to and including the Fourth of July.
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“Doubling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doubling. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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