as in double
to two times the amount or degree having been turned down before, he is twice shy about making any more marriage proposals

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Recent Examples of twice He was twice arrested in Northern Colorado for driving under the influence, first in 1999 and again in 2016. Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 22 June 2025 Nunes also captured the featherweight belt during that title run, defending it twice. Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025 From 2015 through 2021, each MLS season ended with one of the Sounders or Timbers representing the Western Conference in MLS Cup; Portland won the region’s first title in 2015, while the Sounders won twice in 2016 and 2019. Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 8 June 2025 The Granite Hills High product homered twice and drove in six runs, leading Triple-A El Paso to an 8-6 win on Saturday night. Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for twice
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  • Jake Cronenworth plated a run on a ground out in the second inning after Sheets’ leadoff double extended his career-best hitting streak to 12 games.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2025
  • Soto hit his 13th homer of the season in the first inning, and Tyrone Taylor drove in three runs with a two-run double in the second and his second home run of the year in the fourth.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025

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“Twice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twice. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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