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doubled (back)

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past tense of double (back)

as in turned back

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turned back

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The 42-year-old turned back the clock Sunday, with 10 strikeouts in seven scoreless innings against the Seattle Mariners.

— Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Tropical Storm Dolly may have turned back into just a tropical wave on Friday, but the National Hurricane Center is now giving it as well as a new system in the Gulf a chance to develop.

— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2026

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