double
adjective
twice as large, heavy, strong, etc.; twofold in size, amount, number, extent, etc..
has doubled
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present perfectof double (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Open, where the number of credentialed content creators has doubled from last year.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
But as Maya MacGuineas, the president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, points out, the national debt has doubled in the last 10 years and quadrupled in fewer than 20 years.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
In Vietnam, the company is making huge gains by selling on social media, a playbook it used successfully in China, and has doubled its e-commerce business for Huggies so far this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
ZXMoto has doubled its workforce since March and its factory runs 24-hours a day to meet demand, but customers still wait months for orders.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
In England, where emission controls barely exist, that rate has doubled.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
