redouble
verb
re·dou·ble
(ˌ)rē-ˈdə-bəl 
redoubled; redoubling; redoubles
1
: to make twice as great in size or amount
broadly
: intensify, strengthen
2
a
obsolete
: to echo back
b
archaic
: repeat
redouble
noun
Synonyms
Examples of redouble in a Sentence
They redoubled their efforts to finish the work on time.
Their efforts to finish the work redoubled as the deadline drew near.
Recent Examples on the Web
This follows Boeing’s previous pledges to redouble its focus on safety and aircraft quality after two fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019 killed 346 passengers.
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Seamus Webster, Fortune, 18 June 2024
Listen to this article As city and state leaders admirably redouble their efforts to produce many more homes for New Yorkers present and future, Mayor Adams and his Law Department were right to settle a nagging federal lawsuit that badly distorted city affordable housing lotteries.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2024
This has been a clear part of Russia’s playbook in supporting right-wing extremist parties across the EU; they can only be expected to redouble their efforts in new candidate countries.
—Laszlo Bruszt, Foreign Affairs, 30 May 2024
Officials redoubled urgent instructions for residents in low-lying areas to evacuate, warning the worst was still to come.
—CBS News, 4 May 2024
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Seamus Webster, Fortune, 18 June 2024
Listen to this article As city and state leaders admirably redouble their efforts to produce many more homes for New Yorkers present and future, Mayor Adams and his Law Department were right to settle a nagging federal lawsuit that badly distorted city affordable housing lotteries.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2024
This has been a clear part of Russia’s playbook in supporting right-wing extremist parties across the EU; they can only be expected to redouble their efforts in new candidate countries.
—Laszlo Bruszt, Foreign Affairs, 30 May 2024
Officials redoubled urgent instructions for residents in low-lying areas to evacuate, warning the worst was still to come.
—CBS News, 4 May 2024
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redouble
verb
re·dou·ble
(ˈ)rē-ˈdəb-əl
: to make or become doubled (as in size or amount)
redoubled their efforts
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