Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doubling (as)
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La Fonda’s announcement on Facebook includes a video of Maria standing in front of the restaurant’s bright blue bricks.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Jan. 2026 -
Trump was standing in a suite with House Speaker Mike Johnson.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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Rachaad White has been filling in for Irving at running back.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Throughout the movie, Lanthimos doles out pieces of backstory in short, dreamlike sequences that unfurl in black and white, artfully filling in the blanks of Teddy’s particular interest in Michelle.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
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The singer also missed one episode of The Voice in August after her ex-husband's death, with fellow American Idol vet Jennifer Hudson stepping in as a temporary coach for season 29.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Nov. 2025
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As seasoned workers retire, the next generation is not stepping in fast enough to replace them.—
Mark Rayfield,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Since taking over as chair of the Senate Insurance Committee in 2019, her ballot measure committee has taken at least $193,000 from industry players, including Allstate, the American Property Casualty Insurance Association and the Personal Insurance Federation of California Agents.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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Hard-throwing lefty reliever José Alvarado appeared to be taking over the full-time closer role early in the year, but in May, he got hit with an 80-game suspension for a positive performance-enhancing drug test.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Doubling (as).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doubling%20%28as%29. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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