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 on the Web That can be doubly frustrating for customers, many of whom rely on the networks for a living, including ride-share drivers. Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 30 Sep. 2024 Some fans at the Raiders’ final Coliseum game in 2019 — doubly incensed by some controversial officiating calls in that game — threw trash and bottles onto the field after the final whistle. Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2024 That will be doubly so considering that the timing of the first cut coincides with the home stretch of a presidential race, when investors tend to overreact to political plot twists. Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2024 Trading young for old — typically a bad idea — becomes doubly risky when the young player in question has proven to be durable and the veteran has been injury prone. Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 15 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 5 Nov. 2024.

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