as in dual
consisting of two members or parts that are usually joined
the double-barreled goal of the company is to do well in the marketplace and to do good in the community
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Recent Examples of double-barreled
The double-barreled joke played Vance's past comments noting that only women with families cared about the fate of the nation.
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Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024
Ruidoso, a scenic town of nearly 8,000 in southern New Mexico, is at the mercy of an enduring, double-barreled disaster.
—Chico Harlan, Washington Post, 21 July 2024
Then an older man steps out of a nearby house and walks toward him with a long, double-barreled gun.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
Low-income communities of color are particularly vulnerable to this double-barreled threat driven by climate change, according to the paper published Friday in the journal Science Advances.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2024
The allspice dram in particular doesn’t mess around—even a little bit brings a double-barreled blast of spice to the drink—making this drink equally suited standing around an afternoon barbeque or sitting around an evening fireplace.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2023
The walkout is the first double-barreled strike by actors and screenwriters in more than six decades.
—Andrew Dalton, Anchorage Daily News, 14 July 2023
Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024
Ruidoso, a scenic town of nearly 8,000 in southern New Mexico, is at the mercy of an enduring, double-barreled disaster.
—Chico Harlan, Washington Post, 21 July 2024
Then an older man steps out of a nearby house and walks toward him with a long, double-barreled gun.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
Low-income communities of color are particularly vulnerable to this double-barreled threat driven by climate change, according to the paper published Friday in the journal Science Advances.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2024
The allspice dram in particular doesn’t mess around—even a little bit brings a double-barreled blast of spice to the drink—making this drink equally suited standing around an afternoon barbeque or sitting around an evening fireplace.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2023
The walkout is the first double-barreled strike by actors and screenwriters in more than six decades.
—Andrew Dalton, Anchorage Daily News, 14 July 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for double-barreled
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In essence, the Fed has satisfied its dual mandate of keeping inflation and unemployment low.Rob Wile, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The prosecution's argument, that the killings took place over the inheritance of José's estate, led to the brothers receiving dual life sentences without the possibility of parole.Shania Russell, EW.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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The twin recalls of Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price and Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao appeared on the path to success this week, with both measures leading by a roughly 2-to-1 margin.Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Kyrie Davidson, 38, posted the video on Instagram, which shows her older twin girls, Amelia and Kamryn, running with excitement to meet their new siblings as soon as the family arrived home from the hospital.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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And yet we are left with a binary choice that, perhaps, leaves something to be desired.Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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So at the current odds, a contract for Trump would cost about $0.57 and one for Harris roughly $0.44 on Robinhood, with the same binary $0 or $1 return offered for each contract.Derek Saul, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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