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 Turf that is not designed or hybridized to thrive in arid conditions like Colorado’s mountains and high plains can need twice as much water in the summer as nature here naturally provides, said bill sponsor Rep. Karen McCormick, a Boulder Democrat. Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2025 Baldwin was twice charged with involuntary manslaughter, once in January 2023 and, after those charges were dropped, he was charged again a year later. Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025 In the nine quarters prior to the implementation of SB 8, the rate of sepsis was nearly twice as high for those with no fetal demise diagnosis on admission compared with those with a fetal demise diagnosis on admission. Andrea Suozzo, ProPublica, 20 Feb. 2025 Sullivan has twice dismissed Oakley’s case, but the Second Circuit reinstated the case both times. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Feb. 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 3 Mar. 2025.

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