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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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Eventually, Guccione turned back on his stadium microphone and announced the run would count, leading to further boos.

— Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
The proposal, which called for overhauling the judicial selection process and directly electing Supreme Court justices, was decisively turned back on Tuesday.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026

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