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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 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
Rachel Keidan, semafor.com, 2 Apr. 2026
The big advance is a doubling of the MU-MIMO streams, to 16.
—Iyaz Akhtar, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
Overall, a doubling of property valuation should not automatically result in a doubling of property taxes, but instead, mill levy rates should be adjusted to increase property taxes by a reasonable amount.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
And in fact, doubles and doubling are Hamnet’s great themes.
—Rhoda Feng, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
Decline in corporate disclosures on diversity, climate At the same time of a doubling down on worker efforts, there have been broad declines in the overall rate of corporate disclosure.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
The researchers said all the boulders and other debris flung off Dimorphos in the crash provided as much push to Dimorphos as the spacecraft itself — a doubling of momentum.
—Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Body doubling is a productivity strategy used by people with ADHD or ADD to finish possibly annoying tasks by simply having another person beside them.
—Sofia Zarran, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
Jameson highlighted a doubling in the number of visitors, jobs, and economic impact from Fort Worth’s hospitality industry over the last decade.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2026
Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
In the triple jump, Texas' Kelsey Daniel followed with a 52 foot, 10 inch jump, doubling his win count after a victory in the long jump Friday.
—Cory Mull, Austin American Statesman, 5 Apr. 2026
On Instagram, Saba even credits his own influence as a driving force behind True Religion’s sales doubling over a three-year period.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 5 Apr. 2026
Two years after purchasing the struggling college-area hospital, UC San Diego Health is more than doubling its investment in East Campus Medical Center.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Gray made his first start of the season last Sunday and had a big swing, doubling with the bases loaded, and — with Brooks Lee under the weather — was back in the lineup again Thursday against Kansas City and Friday against Tampa Bay.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
Automaker Nio, which turned its first quarterly profit at the end of 2025, similarly met its quarterly target of 80,000 to 83,000 units, notching 35,486 deliveries in March and 83,465 for the quarter — nearly doubling from the year before.
—Matthew Chin,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
Of course, the best part of the Applebee’s reward was once again seeing challenge producer Chris Marchand cleaning himself up to moonlight as the Applebee’s greeter (along with some Dream Teamers doubling as his staff).
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Apr. 2026
The series’ viewership and following grew in Season 2, with the three-episode premiere doubling the Season 1 debut audience in the first three days of availability.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
Semafor today announced an expansion of Semafor Gulf, the latest step in the company’s sweeping 2026 editorial expansion and a doubling down on its investment in one of the world’s most consequential economic and geopolitical regions.
—Rachel Keidan, semafor.com, 2 Apr. 2026
The big advance is a doubling of the MU-MIMO streams, to 16.
—Iyaz Akhtar, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
Overall, a doubling of property valuation should not automatically result in a doubling of property taxes, but instead, mill levy rates should be adjusted to increase property taxes by a reasonable amount.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
And in fact, doubles and doubling are Hamnet’s great themes.
—Rhoda Feng, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
Decline in corporate disclosures on diversity, climate At the same time of a doubling down on worker efforts, there have been broad declines in the overall rate of corporate disclosure.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
The researchers said all the boulders and other debris flung off Dimorphos in the crash provided as much push to Dimorphos as the spacecraft itself — a doubling of momentum.
—Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Body doubling is a productivity strategy used by people with ADHD or ADD to finish possibly annoying tasks by simply having another person beside them.
—Sofia Zarran, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
Jameson highlighted a doubling in the number of visitors, jobs, and economic impact from Fort Worth’s hospitality industry over the last decade.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
Smoking is another leading modifiable cause, roughly doubling the risk of a repeat stroke, per the above source.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
In the triple jump, Texas' Kelsey Daniel followed with a 52 foot, 10 inch jump, doubling his win count after a victory in the long jump Friday.
—Cory Mull, Austin American Statesman, 5 Apr. 2026
On Instagram, Saba even credits his own influence as a driving force behind True Religion’s sales doubling over a three-year period.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 5 Apr. 2026
Two years after purchasing the struggling college-area hospital, UC San Diego Health is more than doubling its investment in East Campus Medical Center.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Gray made his first start of the season last Sunday and had a big swing, doubling with the bases loaded, and — with Brooks Lee under the weather — was back in the lineup again Thursday against Kansas City and Friday against Tampa Bay.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
Automaker Nio, which turned its first quarterly profit at the end of 2025, similarly met its quarterly target of 80,000 to 83,000 units, notching 35,486 deliveries in March and 83,465 for the quarter — nearly doubling from the year before.
—Matthew Chin,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
Of course, the best part of the Applebee’s reward was once again seeing challenge producer Chris Marchand cleaning himself up to moonlight as the Applebee’s greeter (along with some Dream Teamers doubling as his staff).
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Apr. 2026
The series’ viewership and following grew in Season 2, with the three-episode premiere doubling the Season 1 debut audience in the first three days of availability.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doubling
Noun
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As Christians around the world mark Holy Week, the Catholic Church in the United States is reporting a notable increase in attendance and interest in joining the faith.—
Loureen Ayyoub,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The film is set in a mountain village where an elderly woman named Hettie (Hettie Farmer) lives alone on a small farm, tending her flock of goats with increasing difficulty.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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New York City Councilwoman Farah Louis is under increasing scrutiny amid a federal public corruption investigation involving the state’s homeless shelters for migrants.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Some omelets are made lighter by separating the yolks and whites, beating up the latter, and folding in the former.—
Jeffrey Steingarten,
Vogue,
5 Apr. 2026
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Thousands of people gather with blankets, folding chairs and snacks on Sundays during the summer to listen to the lineup.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
3 Apr. 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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The Kremlin’s economic woes are multiplying with its years-long war, which has added to government debt and dampened business investment.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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The revenues of Anthropic and OpenAI have been multiplying every year, which proponents argue means that generative-AI products are on track to eventually become profitable.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
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However, after four years of war, the combination of exclusion from European markets and a tripling of military spending has led to economic stagnation and mounting pressure on living standards.—
Elizaveta Gaufman,
The Conversation,
21 Feb. 2026
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The average asking prices for nightly stays have skyrocketed, more than doubling and tripling.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The findings, published in a new study in the journal Nature Communications, suggest there’s a hard limit to duplicating mammals.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
26 Mar. 2026
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From there, a user named Vega turned it into a TikTok dance video that exploded — people duplicating themselves on screen, one version performing, the other dancing behind them.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In addition to Slattery, Mardie Frye, Charlie Watson and Jayde Hudson scored goals in the shootout for Centennial.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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Add remaining meringue in 3 batches, gently folding with a rubber spatula after each addition until only a few streaks of meringue remain (err on the side of undermixing to keep the cake batter billowy).—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 Apr. 2026
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