doubling (as)

present participle of double (as)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doubling (as)
Verb
  • Children…who had previously not read for pleasure are standing in line at bookstores and libraries to get the next book in the series.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The only thing standing in his way is that Heiskanen tends to get the PP1 duties.
    Peter Baugh, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Even in a game when rookie left tackle Josh Simmons was a late scratch because of an unspecified personal matter, the offensive line with Jaylon Moore filling in for Simmons was virtually seamless.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025
  • With a constellation of eyes in the sky, forecasters could suddenly monitor conditions over oceans and remote landmasses, filling in major gaps in their models and providing an early warning system about potential storms forming far away.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As seasoned workers retire, the next generation is not stepping in fast enough to replace them.
    Mark Rayfield, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Trotter’s wife, Tanya, echoes her husband’s enthusiasm and is even looking forward to stepping in the ring for some physicality, if needed.
    Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 20 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Mills was honored for her performance as Heather Webber on General Hospital, a role she's played since 1980 after taking over for Robin Mattson.
    Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Xi launched a sweeping anti-corruption campaign after taking over as leader of the Communist Party in 2012.
    Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 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 18 Oct. 2025.

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