as in twice
to two times the amount or degree we were doubly certain of her guilt after we read the article in the newspaper

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Recent Examples of doubly Odegaard’s recent medial collateral ligament injury to his left knee will be doubly frustrating as a result, with that pair now missing opportunities to build more chemistry. Art De Roché, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025 This is doubly important when buying from Amazon, where lower quality materials can be buried far down the page in product descriptions. Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025 Completeness can go no further than doubly exponential, and soundness can go no lower than exponential. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025 Numerous others are doubly represented (Jean-Claude Ellena, Jean-Paul Guerlain, Jacques Cavallier-Belletrud, Francis Kurkdjian, Geza Schoen, Rodrigo Flores-Roux, Dominique Ropion, Pierre Wargnye, Olivier Creed, and Jacques Polge). Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for doubly
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twice
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  • That was nonetheless a significant improvement over the year prior when the death toll was around twice as large.
    Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
  • When injecting the medication, rotate sites or avoid injecting it in the same spot twice in a row.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 5 Nov. 2025

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“Doubly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doubly. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.

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