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 fact was made clearer in the second set when Gauff turned the tide once again and broke Sabalenka twice to race into a 4-1 lead. Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 7 June 2025 Newcastle twice took the lead before going 3-2 down and then equalised through Fabian Schar at the death. George Caulkin, New York Times, 29 May 2025 The strategy that made Judge the first Yankees player to intentionally walk twice in the first two innings of a game since Gene Woodling on Aug. 30, 1953, worked once, but led to the only run of the game in its other appearance. Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025 Gabbie Garcia homered twice in the win while Ella Parker and Nelly McEnroe-Marinas homered once each. Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for twice
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  • Razo had a two-run double in the first inning to give the Braves an early lead.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2025
  • Anaheim surged into the lead on Series MVP Troy Glaus’ two-run double in the eighth.
    Tim Britton, New York Times, 30 May 2025

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“Twice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twice. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.

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