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 Literally everything is entertaining about that, and doubly so in the vaunted South of France. Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025 And that goes doubly for reasonable people at the Department of Energy who might otherwise publicly and immediately announce their intention to step in to save the program. Ron Lieber, New York Times, 13 May 2025 This is doubly true of the ending, which brings to the fore undeniable symmetry, but also a consideration that kept gnawing at me throughout the film: why is cinema so keen on exploring female sexuality primarily through abjection? Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025 That's doubly the case if your aim is also maximum frame rates, especially at 1440p. PC Magazine, 19 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for doubly
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twice
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  • Newcastle twice took the lead before going 3-2 down and then equalised through Fabian Schar at the death.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 29 May 2025
  • The strategy that made Judge the first Yankees player to intentionally walk twice in the first two innings of a game since Gene Woodling on Aug. 30, 1953, worked once, but led to the only run of the game in its other appearance.
    Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025

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“Doubly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doubly. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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