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twice

adverb

ˈtwīs

Definition of twice

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 However, only 200 individuals won the award, as both Frederick Sanger and Barry Sharpless have been awarded twice. — Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 7 Oct. 2026 Giuntoli has received the California Women for Agriculture scholarship twice. — Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 She was engaged twice, cheated on, had an ectopic pregnancy, and had her heart played with and broken over and over. — Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026 Steven Stamkos scored twice for Nashville to move into 17th place on the NHL’s career goals list, while Nils Hoglander also scored twice. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for twice

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double

Adverb

The Phillies delivered the first blow against Sale in the first inning with a two-out RBI double from Alec Bohm.

— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Single-pressing the button collapses the view to show only the arrow and distance to the next turn, while double-pressing the button expands the view to show a map with the full route across the bottom half of the display.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026

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twice-told

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