as in twice
to two times the amount or degree we were doubly certain of her guilt after we read the article in the newspaper

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Recent Examples of doubly His arrival was nothing less than a godsend for a rebuilding Denver Nuggets team in a midsize market, and doubly so because he’s never hinted at even the slightest interest in leaving for a bigger, more glamorous city. John Hollinger, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024 But most women know that when given a lousy assignment, the trick is to work doubly hard to prove doubters wrong. Pamela Paul, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024 By the time the British — doubly warned by the IRA and by the Palace Barracks, who tipped off Scotland Yard after getting wind of the plan through an informant — get to the bombs, the crew is already at Heathrow. Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024 Hoecke’s divisive personality has made the prospect of forming a coalition with any of the other parties doubly difficult. Mahnoor Khan, Fortune Europe, 2 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for doubly 

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“Doubly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doubly. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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