REDOUBLING Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

redoubling

verb

present participle of redouble

as in intensifying

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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as in doubling

to make twice as great or as many if we redouble the recipe, we'll have enough cookies for everyone

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Recent Examples of redoubling But while workers at the Cameron plant are now redoubling efforts to eke out a few thousand more tons with the existing system, there’s been no decision to expand the plant, my Total tour guides told me. — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 31 Mar. 2026 Providers are redoubling outreach efforts and employing pandemic-era approaches to offer care from afar. — Daniel Payne, STAT, 3 Feb. 2026 Disengagement from competitions overseas would cede influence to others, such as the Chinese Communist Party, which is already redoubling efforts to promote its authoritarian model. — H. R. McMaster, Foreign Affairs, 1 June 2020

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European leaders convene in Finland’s Arctic capital as melting ice opens new shipping lanes and resource frontiers, intensifying Russian military activity and exposing doubts about NATO’s long-term role in regional security.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Meanwhile, concerns about the power of advanced AI models has been intensifying for weeks, spilling into the mainstream as more researchers warn of potential threats of human extinction.

— Ashley Capoot,Kate Rooney, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026

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This spring, a second ship, AmaMelodia, is formally christened, doubling capacity on a route between Cartagena and Barranquilla through jazz towns, a UNESCO World Heritage city, and some of the richest bird-watching corridors on the continent.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
The scale of the Daros acquisition accelerated Costantini’s longtime dream to extend MALBA’s building beneath the adjacent Plaza Perú, doubling its footprint to roughly 90,000 square feet.

— Mercedes Ezquiaga, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026

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Maxar | Maxar | Getty Images Oil prices have rallied in recent days amid deepening supply concerns in the Middle East.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
The competitive advantage now belongs to professionals who can use AI to compress the distance between ambition and competence—while simultaneously deepening their own understanding.

— Peter Smulovics, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

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Widening gap The gap between hyperscaler CDS and bank CDS has widened to around 60 basis points from roughly 0 since October of 2025, implying that hyperscaler credit risk is increasing on its own terms, Slok's research shows.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
Economic growth has also been on solid footing, though an increasing share of it has been driven by red-hot spending on AI — some of which is now being propelled by credit.

— Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of increasing

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Increasing India’s alternative energy production has been one of the key achievements of the Modi government, but its role in enhancing India’s energy security is limited.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
The reason for that is because flushing fluids into the system this way can mask the detection of performance-enhancing substances.

— Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of enhancing

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Last year’s record-shattering monsoon season is heightening the urgency to invest in climate resilience.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
Interest rates on government bonds are rising again around the world, making borrowing more expensive for consumers and businesses and heightening concerns about whether governments are issuing more debt than financial markets can handle.

— Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of heightening

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According to a recent report from NuOrder by Lightspeed, 78 percent of senior wholesale leaders rank B2B wholesale as their top investment channel, while 53 percent said that strengthening existing retail partnerships is a priority.

— Advertorial, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
The natural climate cycle has been strengthening at a breakneck pace since it was first declared in June and is stronger now than it’s ever been on this date.

— Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

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