Definition of twicenext
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 Hopkins returned to the part twice — gleefully unrestrained in Hannibal (2001) and altogether too restrained in Red Dragon (2002). Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026 Le Havre, which moved 10 points away from the automatic relegation spots, hit the woodwork twice. ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026 Matt Wells has won twice at home and lost twice on the road in his four matches as the Rapids' coach after coming over from the Premier League's Tottenham Hotspurs. CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026 Paktyawal was arrested twice in 2025, ICE said. Aarón Torres, Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for twice
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double
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  • Gambill started the inning with a leadoff double before Brock hit an RBI triple to left-center field with one out.
    Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The bank double upgraded the oil and gas stock to an overweight rating from underweight.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026

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“Twice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twice. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.

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