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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
Providers are redoubling outreach efforts and employing pandemic-era approaches to offer care from afar.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redoubling
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Benoit Tessier | Reuters LONDON — European stocks are expected to open lower on Wednesday, as traders monitor intensifying operations in the Middle East.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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The government is intensifying efforts to rein in a glut in production.—
Bloomberg News,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Conger theorizes instead that Block way over-hired by more than doubling its workforce since 2019.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
7 Mar. 2026
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That said, the modest growth target will still put the world’s second-largest economy on track to achieving its goal of doubling its size by 2035 from the 2020 levels, as per Beijing’s longer-term goals.—
Anniek Bao,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2026
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The song revolves slowly, casting loop against deepening loop, asking for the same careful quality of attention as William Basinski or Stars of the Lid.—
Sasha Geffen,
Pitchfork,
10 Mar. 2026
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Yet many of the old-timers and young tech workers who live here seem to have accepted the coming changes as an unavoidable reality of California’s deepening housing crisis.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
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The Sacramento Police Department also said officers were monitoring developments and increasing patrols around places of worship.—
Daniel Hunt
March 12,
Sacbee.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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But airlines, which are footing much of the bill for the construction, pushed for Global Terminal construction to get moved up in line, hoping to ensure the centerpiece wouldn’t be threatened by increasing costs.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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There are hundreds of perennial and low-growing shrub groundcover plants, including short ornamental grasses that provide thick, dense cover, control erosion, and choke out weeds while enhancing the overall landscape.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Mar. 2026
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Turkey has been further enhancing its border defenses to be able to respond to a potential influx of people fleeing unrest after mass antigovernment protests in Iran were met by a brutal crackdown in January that left thousands dead.—
Serra Yedikardes,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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The war is also heightening unease in Seoul about its alliance with the United States.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Mar. 2026
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The war is also heightening unease in Seoul about its alliance with the United States.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Mar. 2026
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McDonnell said the department was increasing visibility, strengthening enforcement and expanding partnerships to deter criminal activity in the area and hold offenders accountable.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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She is focused on addressing the affordability crisis many face, protecting people's rights, reducing health care costs, tackling homelessness, and strengthening the public education system, according to her campaign website.—
Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Redoubling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redoubling. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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