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to make twice as great or as many
we doubled our investment in six months
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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
Charlotte Observer, 13 Jan. 2026
Rheinmetall revealed that the technology will reduce the production costs of green hydrogen through lower investment in the overall system, accompanied by a doubling of power density or an improvement in efficiency of over 10%.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 Jan. 2026
Building more reserves now is key for the future, along with doubling-down on budget oversight to ensure responsible spending.
—Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
This extends to the style, or lack thereof, in the early episodes, which suffer from limp doubling of Toronto for Washington and Generic Intelligence Agency sets that had to have been purchased in bulk.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 26 Dec. 2025
Higher insurance costs have, in turn, contributed to a doubling or more in Homeowners Association (HOA) fees.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 23 Dec. 2025
Gunson assesses that the tanker seizure is not a harbinger of war, but instead a doubling down of the pressure campaign.
—Chris Boccia, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2025
The exodus of working moms coincided with a near doubling of full-time RTO mandates among Fortune 500 companies.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2025
This includes the doubling of the Solomeo factory, and the completion of two new factories dedicated to outerwear, located in Penne and Gubbio.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 10 Dec. 2025
The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 12 Jan. 2026
In 2025, Vivaia surpassed 75 stores worldwide, with offline performance doubling year-over-year, the company said.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 12 Jan. 2026
This month, health insurance premiums on 22 million Americans are going up, doubling in some cases.
—NBC news, 11 Jan. 2026
Unlike heavier foundations that can settle into fine lines or emphasize texture, this lightweight formula delivers sheer coverage that evens skin tone while doubling as daily sun protection, too.
—Olivia Cefalu, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
Jake Anderson, plant director at Bel Brands USA in Brookings, discussed the company’s ongoing expansion aimed at doubling production of its Mini Babybel cheese wheels.
—Joshua Haiar, States Newsroom, 9 Jan. 2026
This year’s amount is $7 million, which allowed for doubling the current year’s total.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
Naleraq won 25% of the national vote last year, doubling its number of seats.
—Jamie Timson, TheWeek, 9 Jan. 2026
More than doubling Venezuela’s current oil production likely would take until 2030 and cost about $110 billion, said research firm Rystad Energy.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
The doubling of banana prices is due to a disease that is driving the Cavendish, the world’s most popular banana, toward near extinction, Lempert said.
—Charlotte Observer, 13 Jan. 2026
Rheinmetall revealed that the technology will reduce the production costs of green hydrogen through lower investment in the overall system, accompanied by a doubling of power density or an improvement in efficiency of over 10%.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 Jan. 2026
Building more reserves now is key for the future, along with doubling-down on budget oversight to ensure responsible spending.
—Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
This extends to the style, or lack thereof, in the early episodes, which suffer from limp doubling of Toronto for Washington and Generic Intelligence Agency sets that had to have been purchased in bulk.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 26 Dec. 2025
Higher insurance costs have, in turn, contributed to a doubling or more in Homeowners Association (HOA) fees.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 23 Dec. 2025
Gunson assesses that the tanker seizure is not a harbinger of war, but instead a doubling down of the pressure campaign.
—Chris Boccia, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2025
The exodus of working moms coincided with a near doubling of full-time RTO mandates among Fortune 500 companies.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2025
This includes the doubling of the Solomeo factory, and the completion of two new factories dedicated to outerwear, located in Penne and Gubbio.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 10 Dec. 2025
Verb
Homeowners association fees for people living in condominiums or other multi-unit dwellings have been increasing year after year — doubling one year only to go up again the next — and the effect is crushing.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 12 Jan. 2026
In 2025, Vivaia surpassed 75 stores worldwide, with offline performance doubling year-over-year, the company said.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 12 Jan. 2026
This month, health insurance premiums on 22 million Americans are going up, doubling in some cases.
—NBC news, 11 Jan. 2026
Unlike heavier foundations that can settle into fine lines or emphasize texture, this lightweight formula delivers sheer coverage that evens skin tone while doubling as daily sun protection, too.
—Olivia Cefalu, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
Jake Anderson, plant director at Bel Brands USA in Brookings, discussed the company’s ongoing expansion aimed at doubling production of its Mini Babybel cheese wheels.
—Joshua Haiar, States Newsroom, 9 Jan. 2026
This year’s amount is $7 million, which allowed for doubling the current year’s total.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
Naleraq won 25% of the national vote last year, doubling its number of seats.
—Jamie Timson, TheWeek, 9 Jan. 2026
More than doubling Venezuela’s current oil production likely would take until 2030 and cost about $110 billion, said research firm Rystad Energy.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doubling
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When air temperature increases in the summer, a spider plant’s soil can dry out faster.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 Jan. 2026
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The weather is a major factor leading to price increases for the top two increases in our cart.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Still, mainstream Democrats and the Democratic Party seemed inclined to hitch their fates to many of the issues which currently define a politics of domination, like threatening Venezuela or increasing ICE funding, even though for the first time, more voters want to abolish ICE than to keep it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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But the increasing state support comes amid a dramatic overall decline.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Still, Samsung in some ways is off to a stronger start with the Galaxy Z TriFold than the earliest folding smartphones.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
5 Jan. 2026
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Even worse, folding them back to flat-form following use has been difficult or impossible.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Jan. 2026
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The study found a quadrupling in the number of megacities—urban areas with 10 million or more inhabitants—from eight in 1975 to 33 in 2025, with 19 of those in Asia.—
Sam Stevenson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Nov. 2025
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Vendor financing — along with the doubling, tripling or quadrupling of companies’ valuations — is one of the unflattering echoes some analysts see in comparing today’s AI frenzy with the late-90s dot-com bubble.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Add to it all locations with high foot traffic, and the potential for revenue keeps multiplying.—
Anna Rahmanan,
thehustle.co,
9 Jan. 2026
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Communities across the United States are reading about — and learning from — each other’s battles against data center proposals that are fast multiplying in number and size to meet steep demand as developers branch out in search of faster connections to power sources.—
Marc Levy,
Fortune,
3 Jan. 2026
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Meta, Amazon and Google signed a pledge in March supporting the tripling of global nuclear energy production by 2050.—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
9 Jan. 2026
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While this represents a tripling of the previous $100 billion goal, representatives from developing countries remain skeptical.—
Brian Mukhaya,
Time,
24 Nov. 2025
Verb
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McGee offers the example of duplicating triangle points by adding a prep faucet near the refrigerator.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Jan. 2026
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Bidirectional edges connected the robots to each other, because each robot had to know what other robots were doing at each time step to avoid collisions or duplicating tasks.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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Werner will be a welcome addition to the Quakes’ attack after the departure of Josef Martinez to Tijuana.—
Mercury News,
Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2026
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In addition to gentle ribbing, the coat also captivated commenters.—
Perrie Samotin,
Glamour,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Doubling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doubling. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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