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 That’s certainly a lot, but not nearly as much as the $3,500 Apple Vision Pro, which is nearly twice as expensive. PC Magazine, 22 Oct. 2025 Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel met twice with quarterback Tua Tagovailoa this week and reaffirmed his confidence in the quarterback, who is tied for the league lead in interceptions. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025 The actor has been married twice. Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025 Vaccarello, who was born and raised in Belgium to Sicilian parents, spends a month in Los Angeles twice each year, usually in March and November, a recuperation from the semiannual exertions of the women’s collection. Rob Haskell, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for twice
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  • Barclays double downgraded its investment rating to underweight from overweight while leaving its price target at $60, StreetAccount said.
    Scott Schnipper, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The previous year, another Hall of Famer, Dave Winfield, smacked the series-winning double in the top of the 11th inning of Game 6 against the Braves at old Atlanta Fulton-County Stadium.
    Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 15 Oct. 2025

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“Twice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twice. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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