Thesaurus results for TWICE

twice

adverb

ˈtwīs

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 Since then, Americans have bowed out in the Round of 16 twice, failed to advance out of the group stage once and infamously missed the World Cup entirely in 2018. —

Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026 Itten twice came close with headers that sailed just over the bar, but Australia survived. —

Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026 He has been named national Sports Columnist of the Year nine times by the Associated Press, and twice by the Society of Professional Journalists and National Headliner Awards. —

Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026 Fellow first-time nations in the new format are Cape Verde, Jordan (which plays twice in the Bay Area) and Uzbekistan. —

Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 7 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for twice

Recent Examples of Synonyms for twice

double

Adverb

After getting hit in the back by a pitch his third time up, Orlanes legged out a leadoff double in his last at-bat.

— Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
Munetaka Murakami made it 6-0 in the fourth with a bloop double to left that just eluded Twins shortstop Tristan Gray.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 May 2026