redoubling

verb

present participle of redouble
1
as in intensifying
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 doubling
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 redoubling But while workers at the Cameron plant are now redoubling efforts to eke out a few thousand more tons with the existing system, there’s been no decision to expand the plant, my Total tour guides told me. — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 31 Mar. 2026 Providers are redoubling outreach efforts and employing pandemic-era approaches to offer care from afar. — Daniel Payne, STAT, 3 Feb. 2026 Disengagement from competitions overseas would cede influence to others, such as the Chinese Communist Party, which is already redoubling efforts to promote its authoritarian model. — H. R. McMaster, Foreign Affairs, 1 June 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redoubling
  1. intensifying
  2. doubling
  3. deepening
  4. increasing
  5. enhancing
  6. heightening
  7. strengthening
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  • The fall was mainly due to worries over artificial intelligence financing and intensifying competition denting sentiment.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
  • An intensifying area of low pressure tracking through Canada will drag a strong cold front across our region Friday.
    — Grant Gilmore, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of intensifying
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  • SkyTwin aims two identical modules at the same target, doubling the light so fine detail shows up sooner.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Gross profits jumped 10% (from £182 million to £200 million) although post-tax profits were down 15%, partly due to the tax on profit more than doubling, from £14 million in 2024 to £29 million last year.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of doubling
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  • Building skills in lower-wage origin jobs, deepening them in gateway jobs, and applying them to reach higher-paying destination jobs is how workers thrive and our talent pool expands.
    — Byron Auguste, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Last week, Kenya became the second country after Uganda to report an Ebola case imported from Congo, deepening concerns about the virus spreading across borders.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of deepening
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  • This increasing self-reliance has an extra benefit in the midst of a grueling war.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Despite this, national reports indicate continued use of performance- and appearance-enhancing drugs, and increasing interest in them.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of increasing
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  • Among the felony charges Textor faces are five counts of fraud against a financial institution, 13 counts of forgery, two counts of counterfeiting, five counts of fraud and seven counts of fraud with enhancing circumstances.
    — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Despite this, national reports indicate continued use of performance- and appearance-enhancing drugs, and increasing interest in them.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of enhancing
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  • The inflation report, which comes two weeks before the central bank’s next meeting and three weeks before Election Day, is heightening concerns about the Iran war’s effect on the cost of goods beyond food and energy.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Telecom providers — SpaceX moved to boost its Starlink Mobile service , heightening competition concerns around legacy telecom carriers.
    — Scott Schnipper, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of heightening
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  • The Bills are also coming off a Monday night overtime game, strengthening the home underdog’s case.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Florida is living proof that protecting the preborn and strengthening families is both possible and popular.
    — Kimberly Bird, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of strengthening

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“Redoubling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redoubling. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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