redouble
verb
re·dou·ble
(ˌ)rē-ˈdə-bəl 
redoubled; redoubling; redoubles
1
: to make twice as great in size or amount
broadly
: intensify, strengthen
2
a
obsolete
: to echo back
b
archaic
: repeat
redouble
noun
Examples of redouble in a Sentence
They redoubled their efforts to finish the work on time.
Their efforts to finish the work redoubled as the deadline drew near.
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First, the United States should redouble its efforts to dissuade Taiwan from proclaiming independence, a highly destabilizing move that would have dangerous consequences for East Asia and the world.
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Sergey Radchenko, Foreign Affairs, 18 Feb. 2025
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The federal abdication of health should be a wake-up call for state and local governments to redouble and reimagine their commitments.
—Dr. Ashwin Vasan, TIME, 29 Jan. 2025
Insurance companies canceled policies, but in response, states redoubled support for homeowners, promising economic stability even if that insurance — required by most mortgage lenders — one day disappeared.
—Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 3 Feb. 2025
Now that the bill has been signed into law, conservationists are redoubling their efforts to save the remaining extant species of kāhuli.
—Maddie Bender, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Jan. 2025
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Sergey Radchenko, Foreign Affairs, 18 Feb. 2025
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The federal abdication of health should be a wake-up call for state and local governments to redouble and reimagine their commitments.
—Dr. Ashwin Vasan, TIME, 29 Jan. 2025
Insurance companies canceled policies, but in response, states redoubled support for homeowners, promising economic stability even if that insurance — required by most mortgage lenders — one day disappeared.
—Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 3 Feb. 2025
Now that the bill has been signed into law, conservationists are redoubling their efforts to save the remaining extant species of kāhuli.
—Maddie Bender, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Redouble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redouble. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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redouble
verb
re·dou·ble
(ˈ)rē-ˈdəb-əl
: to make or become doubled (as in size or amount)
redoubled their efforts
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