redouble
verb
re·dou·ble
(ˌ)rē-ˈdə-bəl 
redoubled; redoubling; redoubles
1
: to make twice as great in size or amount
broadly
: intensify, strengthen
2
a
obsolete
: to echo back
b
archaic
: repeat
redouble
noun
Synonyms
Examples of redouble in a Sentence
They redoubled their efforts to finish the work on time.
Their efforts to finish the work redoubled as the deadline drew near.
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That phase reached a kind of culmination with the 1992 film Unforgiven, a Western of undeniable artistic achievement that would go on to win the Best Picture Oscar, and the years that followed found Eastwood redoubling his efforts to pursue whatever project appealed to him.
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
Osborn, a Navy veteran, mechanic and union leader, has received an onslaught of outside funding, forcing Republicans to redouble their efforts in a race that was thought to be an easy win.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2024
At the same time, some of the president's most staunch supporters are redoubling the fight for Biden's presidency, insisting there's no one better to beat Trump in what many see as among the most important elections of a lifetime.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 9 July 2024
But Washington’s ratcheting embargo on high-tech goods has spurred Beijing to redouble its efforts.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 24 Sep. 2024
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
Osborn, a Navy veteran, mechanic and union leader, has received an onslaught of outside funding, forcing Republicans to redouble their efforts in a race that was thought to be an easy win.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2024
At the same time, some of the president's most staunch supporters are redoubling the fight for Biden's presidency, insisting there's no one better to beat Trump in what many see as among the most important elections of a lifetime.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 9 July 2024
But Washington’s ratcheting embargo on high-tech goods has spurred Beijing to redouble its efforts.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Redouble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redouble. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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redouble
verb
re·dou·ble
(ˈ)rē-ˈdəb-əl
: to make or become doubled (as in size or amount)
redoubled their efforts
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