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 picked off twice in the game, while other mistakes, including a muffed punt return, are areas the Lions need to clean up. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2025 Fogerty topped the Billboard 200 twice with CCR (Green River in 1969 and Cosmo’s Factory in 1970) and once as a solo artist (Centerfield, 1985). Paul Grein, Billboard, 5 Aug. 2025 There are only five other players in big league history who have hit at least 40 homers while primarily playing catcher: Salvador Perez, Johnny Bench (twice), Roy Campanella, Todd Hundley and Mike Piazza (twice). David Brandt, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025 Donald has two open criminal contempt cases, including one for allegedly strangling his husband twice in one night, PIX11 reported, citing prosecutors. Becca Longmire, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for twice
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  • Justin Turner #3 of the Chicago Cubs celebrates a game winning double in the bottom of the ninth inning of a game against the Miami Marlins at Wrigley Field on May 13, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois.
    Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
  • But Mark Vientos managed to do just enough damage with a two-run double off left-hander Robbie Ray in the sixth inning, driving in the go-ahead runs to power the Mets past the Giants 2-1 at Oracle Park.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 27 July 2025

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“Twice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twice. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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