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 Meanwhile Jackson landed in Baltimore with a one-year, $1.5 million contract and was waived after twice being a healthy inactive. Phil Rogers, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024 That said, after scoring 38 points twice and losing, Cincy shouldn’t be spotting anyone this many points. Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 6 Dec. 2024 First, regime units have collapsed twice now, first around Aleppo and again around Hama. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024 They were also instructed to measure their ability to walk at least 3 meters (about 10 feet) twice every other year. Alyssa Hui-Anderson, Verywell Health, 6 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for twice 

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“Twice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twice. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.

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