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doubling

[duhb-ling] / ˈdʌb lɪŋ /
NOUN
rise
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acceleration advance ascent boost climb growth hike increment inflation progress surge upsurge upswing upturn
STRONG
accession accretion addition advancement aggrandizement augmentation breakthrough distention enlargement heightening intensification intensifying markup multiplication promotion raise step-up swell upgrade waxing
WEAK
piling up stacking up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
decline decrease failure hindrance stagnation
STRONG
deduction lessening reduction shrinkage subtraction
WEAK
drop fall slump worsening

Example Sentences

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Barshay’s tenure has helped Paul Weiss achieve record revenue of $3.2 billion last year, doubling its size in the past decade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Japan's Ao Tanaka gave them a first-half lead, with England striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin doubling their advantage with a 75th-minute penalty that looked to have killed the game off.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

A U.S. reinsurance plan for the Strait of Hormuz expanded with new firms, doubling total coverage for shippers to $40 billion.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was awkwardly dispatched to soothe the financial markets while doubling as a kind of economic war correspondent.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

The United States purchases the Louisiana Territory from France, doubling the size of the country and opening up vast new lands that will fuel the debate over the future of slavery in America.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis