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 The boundary between Earth's atmosphere and outer space is about twice as high as the upper limits of the stratosphere. Ailsa Harvey, Space.com, 17 Jan. 2025 That is not a political divide, but more of a schism in the culture and the economy, one that has twice helped put Trump into the White House, completely transformed the Republican Party and left the Democrats beaten and battered down. Evan Clark, WWD, 16 Jan. 2025 Black people are twice as likely to die of prostate, stomach and uterine cancers compared with White people and 50% more likely to die from preventable cervical cancer. Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 16 Jan. 2025 When Tagovailoa went down with a concussion, the team didn’t manage more than 15 points in any game he was gone, scoring more than 10 just twice. J.j. Bailey, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025 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 22 Jan. 2025.

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