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 The arrangement makes charging doubly safe, literally. Wally Rippel, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Mar. 2025 Comedy isn’t always the easiest sell for Oscar, which tends to gravitate to more serious drama, so this was doubly sweet. Pete Hammond, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2025 This is doubly true when dealing with sensitive issues like health, career development and performance issues. Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025 Receiving recognition by a humanitarian institution such as Amnesty International within the context of a cinematic institution such as the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival is doubly important for a filmmaker, since their work is honored both on an artistic and a humanitarian level. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for doubly

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“Doubly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doubly. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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