as in dual
consisting of two members or parts that are usually joined
the double-barreled goal of the company is to do well in the marketplace and to do good in the community
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Recent Examples of double-barreled
The double-barreled title of Nightbitch satirizes both feminism and female self-loathing.
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Armond White, National Review, 13 Dec. 2024
The double-barreled joke played Vance's past comments noting that only women with families cared about the fate of the nation.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024
Ruidoso, a scenic town of nearly 8,000 in southern New Mexico, is at the mercy of an enduring, double-barreled disaster.
—Chico Harlan, Washington Post, 21 July 2024
Then an older man steps out of a nearby house and walks toward him with a long, double-barreled gun.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
Low-income communities of color are particularly vulnerable to this double-barreled threat driven by climate change, according to the paper published Friday in the journal Science Advances.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2024
The allspice dram in particular doesn’t mess around—even a little bit brings a double-barreled blast of spice to the drink—making this drink equally suited standing around an afternoon barbeque or sitting around an evening fireplace.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2023
The walkout is the first double-barreled strike by actors and screenwriters in more than six decades.
—Andrew Dalton, Anchorage Daily News, 14 July 2023
Armond White, National Review, 13 Dec. 2024
The double-barreled joke played Vance's past comments noting that only women with families cared about the fate of the nation.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024
Ruidoso, a scenic town of nearly 8,000 in southern New Mexico, is at the mercy of an enduring, double-barreled disaster.
—Chico Harlan, Washington Post, 21 July 2024
Then an older man steps out of a nearby house and walks toward him with a long, double-barreled gun.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
Low-income communities of color are particularly vulnerable to this double-barreled threat driven by climate change, according to the paper published Friday in the journal Science Advances.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2024
The allspice dram in particular doesn’t mess around—even a little bit brings a double-barreled blast of spice to the drink—making this drink equally suited standing around an afternoon barbeque or sitting around an evening fireplace.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2023
The walkout is the first double-barreled strike by actors and screenwriters in more than six decades.
—Andrew Dalton, Anchorage Daily News, 14 July 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for double-barreled
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Normally a dual rear, Arctic Trucks then modifies the truck to add a third axle, turning it into a 6x4 or, at customer option, a 6x6.Aaron Turpen, New Atlas, 31 Dec. 2024
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Nowadays, the recruitment of dual nationals is an established part of the USMNT system.Pablo Maurer, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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At issue now is the fate of a two-volume report that Smith and his team had prepared about their twin investigations into Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election and his hoarding of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate.Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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Katey plans to share further updates on their twin girls on Instagram.Dory Jackson, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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Republican administrations typically have a binary effect on the art world.The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 2 Jan. 2025
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As Parker pointed out, many stars are born with a binary partner from the same cloud and become binary stars.Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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