doubles 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of double
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2
as in folds
to lay one part over or against another part of double the wet cloth and place it on the victim's forehead

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doubles

2 of 2

noun

plural of double

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Verb
  • Sleep deprivation lowers productivity, increases absenteeism, and worsens presenteeism (where employees show up but perform well below their capacity).
    Julian Hayes II, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • The peculiar behavior of these materials, where resistance increases linearly with temperature, contrasting with the quadratic behavior in typical metals, has puzzled scientists for years.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • This Little Unicorn beach blanket folds up to just 15 inches long and weighs only 3 pounds.
    Olivia Bria, Travel + Leisure, 3 Feb. 2025
  • For most of the runtime, Walker-Silverman’s film is almost so conflict-averse as to be unseasonably gentle, but eventually, Dusty finally folds under the burden of his grief.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Nick Cannon opened up his New Jersey mansion for a tour — with help from his and Mariah Carey’s twins, Moroccan and Monroe Cannon.
    Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Marty Biagi keeping it together while discussing the death of his father and the birth of his twins last month.
    Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • This convergence is enabling next-generation capabilities, such as digital twins—virtual replicas of physical systems.
    Robert Backhouse, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Digital Twin Ecosystems In digital twin ecosystems, physical products automatically generate and maintain virtual replicas that simulate usage, predict maintenance needs and gather real-world performance data.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • So says French artist JR, whose portraits of refugee children will go on display from Friday to April 19 as the inaugural exhibition at the new London branch of Perrotin, located on Brook’s Mews in Mayfair.
    Miles Socha, WWD, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The original six, all Republicans, are memorialized with portraits in the first-floor Ladies' Gallery, which also displays artifacts and historical accounts of the suffrage movement.
    Alissa Widman Neese, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Doubles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doubles. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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