redoubled

verb

past tense of redouble
1
as in intensified
to make markedly greater in measure or degree rescuers redoubled their efforts to reach the people buried in the rubble after unexpectedly hearing someone call for help

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2
as in doubled
to make twice as great or as many if we redouble the recipe, we'll have enough cookies for everyone

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Recent Examples of redoubled That commitment to news investment, independent news, and to [5 News producer] ITN has been redoubled in the past few months. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026 Irwin’s new packed schedule has redoubled his faith in the conservationist mission of his work as the keeper of the Australia Zoo. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 18 July 2026 The race to electrification is being redoubled, especially in Asia, which took the most painful hits in the past few months. — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 16 June 2026 The government has redoubled its campaign for quicker EV adoption, framing it as a critical buffer against external supply shocks. — ABC News, 8 May 2026 As the war in the Middle East and the surge in crude prices provide a windfall to the Kremlin, Kyiv has redoubled its efforts to hobble Russia’s energy production. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026 So, investigators redoubled their efforts to try to learn more. — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026 The disjunction between the abstract composition and the notion of self-portraiture appeared perplexing in its own right; its inoperability only exacerbated the viewer’s frustration and redoubled the artist’s impish provocation. — Ara H. Merjian, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026 With a team of thousands under his command, Hassabis has redoubled the company’s efforts on large language models, OpenAI’s stronghold. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redoubled
  1. intensified
  2. doubled
  3. deepened
  4. increased
  5. heightened
  6. multiplied
  7. enhanced
  8. strengthened
Verb
  • Saturday's demonstrations marked the culmination of a push that intensified earlier this month.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • And since then, the trend toward a Democrat sweep has intensified.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of intensified
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  • Patients reported easier walking, climbing stairs and bending, while overall quality-of-life scores more than doubled over the 12-month follow-up period.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Rents in Berlin have nearly doubled since 2014, but much of the increase can be explained by an expanding cocktail of regulations.
    — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of doubled
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  • The friction has deepened since co-founder Reed Hastings stepped away from management, handing the reins in January 2023 to Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters, who share the job of chief executive.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The crisis at Manchester United deepened with a 3-0 home loss to Bournemouth in the Premier League, while Italian champion Inter Milan needed two goals in stoppage time to regain the Serie A lead.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of deepened
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  • During a July 27 Highfill Water and Sewer Committee meeting, Kahrl reported the number of active water meters in the city increased from 2,077 to 2,285 over 12 months.
    — Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • More recently, the evolution of AI has increased the ease with which these websites can be populated with content, eliminating the need to pay writers and automating the production of social media posts.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of increased
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  • That concern has been heightened after reports that the military grade version of Starlink, called Starshield, that Ukraine relies upon for its operations, was temporarily slowed down last week, Talley said.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Recent mass protests and rioting in France have heightened the market's concerns.
    — Deena Zaidi,Christopher Hayes, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of heightened
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  • Sawie has worked with OCA to provide technical support for seed selection, testing, monitoring and quality assurance to help establish a reliable supply of organic cotton seed that can be multiplied and made widely available to farmers.
    — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The official said that Rubio had grown increasingly frustrated as the reports multiplied.
    — Matthew Lee, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of multiplied
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  • Visions, enhanced with shadows and emotion, came to life on marble through sketching the stone and chiseling and carving entirely by hand.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Each picture mode offers essentially the same rich set of options, except for AI-enhanced, which locks you out of some settings (including local contrast and color tuner), presumably because the AI logic is handling those.
    — M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of enhanced
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  • Heidi Levine, the Washington Post journalist brutally attacked by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank last week, said the terrifying ordeal has only strengthened her resolve to continue covering the plight of Palestinians.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The past several months have strengthened our belief in what EA can become.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of strengthened

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