doubling (as)

present participle of double (as)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doubling (as)
Verb
  • Financial roadblocks standing in the way Many are navigating a unique economic moment where both median home and rental prices, for example, have risen at a faster pace than wages for roughly two decades.
    Elena Moore, NPR, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The moment, captured from inside the house through a window, shows the unsuspecting laborers standing in the trench as the canine drops the toy directly into their workspace.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Good morning, tech reporter Beatrice Nolan here, filling in for Allie Garfinkle.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 30 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
  • 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
  • Why some troops can't just get fitter Pete Hegseth has made fitness standards a major focus since taking over the Department of War, formerly known as the Department of Defense.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 24 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 5 Nov. 2025.

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