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as in to intensify
to make markedly greater in measure or degree
rescuers redoubled their efforts to reach the people buried in the rubble after unexpectedly hearing someone call for help
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Recent Examples of redouble
So India looked for other partners, including in the developing world, and redoubled its efforts to build a nuclear program, which could provide an independent deterrent and help hedge against overreliance on the Soviet Union.
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Tanvi Madan, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Its budget increased substantially during and just after World War II, with postwar adoption of Bush’s plan, and again after 1957 when the nation redoubled its commitment to science following Russia’s launch of Sputnik and the start of the space race.
—Fred D. Ledley, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025
Raskin noted if Indiana passes its new congressional maps, that would redouble pressure on Maryland Democrats to act.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2025
Robeson and his allies redoubled their activism after the State Department restricted their right to travel.
—Time, 20 Oct. 2025
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Tanvi Madan, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Its budget increased substantially during and just after World War II, with postwar adoption of Bush’s plan, and again after 1957 when the nation redoubled its commitment to science following Russia’s launch of Sputnik and the start of the space race.
—Fred D. Ledley, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025
Raskin noted if Indiana passes its new congressional maps, that would redouble pressure on Maryland Democrats to act.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2025
Robeson and his allies redoubled their activism after the State Department restricted their right to travel.
—Time, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for redouble
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The visits focus on loneliness and emotional distress, issues that many survivors say have intensified amid the war in Ukraine and rising antisemitism in the United States.—
Hannah Kliger,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Once markets started moving lower, thin liquidity intensified such price movements, according to several analysts who provided input for this article.—
Charles Lloyd Bovaird II,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The Kings doubled their lead 71 seconds into the second period when Dumoulin scored from the left point with Corey Perry screening Hofer.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
25 Jan. 2026
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Shares have already doubled this year — and are up more than 1,200% over the past year — as demand for AI memory products has significantly outpaced supply.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
24 Jan. 2026
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Thermal and pressure bonding of a capping layer The research team showed that thermal and pressure bonding of a capping layer to a perovskite surface suppresses defect initiation from iodide loss and enhances long-term stability.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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The mainframe cycle is enhancing infrastructure.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Winds will also increase, especially at the coast, gusting between 25- 35 mph at times.—
Matthew Villafane,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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Future Amazon Leo satellites are expected to orbit at lower altitudes of around 366 miles (590 km), which will further increase their brightness.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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The tools marketed as the future of efficiency may deepen environmental pressures and amplify conflict around extraction, especially in places where communities already struggle to defend land and water rights.—
Monica Sanders,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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When a child or young adult shows signs of anxiety, depression, trauma, self-harm or suicidal ideation, indecision and adult conflict can deepen the harm.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2026
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When a storm knocks out the power, the threat multiplies.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Such a scenario would likely cause unemployment to spike and business closures to multiply, creating a self-reinforcing depression.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
22 Jan. 2026
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While the rise of artificial intelligence that can generate code, text and images has heightened fears that technology will displace workers, Autodesk Chief Executive and President Andrew Anagnost told employees that isn’t what is driving the cuts.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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Students’ concerns about housing are heightened by the ongoing housing shortage near UC Berkeley, which is working to build more units.—
Hamza Adel Fahmy,
Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2026
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This increases demand for low-carbon products, stimulates decarbonisation and strengthens interest in DRI/HBI feedstock, which Ukraine can supply.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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When people feel safe expressing themselves openly and honestly, trust is strengthened on both sides, and collaboration becomes more productive.—
Britney Porter,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Redouble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redouble. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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