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• v  double in magnitude, extent, or intensity
  The enemy redoubled their screaming on the radio
• v  double again
  The noise doubled and redoubled
• v  make twice as great or intense
  The screaming redoubled

• For French colonialists, the veiled Algerian woman was both a sign of resistance to French attempts to shape their society, and a rallying cry to redouble their civilizing efforts.
• Saddam Hussein's unwatched arsenal of poisons and germs can redouble the threat to America, and the terrorists are already among us.
• If Thaksin does return, the junta may have to redouble efforts to keep the peace between increasingly irate demonstrators and army troops.

News & Articles

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• Uneasy Alliances: Infighting may be easier, but we need each other to move forward
  Opinion: As the fight for marriage equality continues in the states, the forces of social reaction redouble their efforts to brazen their way past the fact that they are losing. Our opponents' war with reality is darkly comical. Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli , the Republican nominee for governor, perversely asserts that laws criminalizing certain sex acts between consenting adults ...
  July 4, 2013 - Metro Weekly
• House, knowledge economy needs immigrants
  The U.S. Senate, the "world's greatest deliberative body," with a reputation for gridlock that surpasses even that of my native Los Angeles, on Thursday passed an immigration reform bill by a bipartisan majority. Please thank the Senate. As the fight moves to the House of Representatives, it's a good time to reflect on just what this bill will mean for America and to redouble our efforts to pass ...
  July 2, 2013 - CNN
• EDITORIAL: Indiana debate on same-sex marriage heading to ballot
  U.S. Supreme Court decisions on Wednesday, striking down the federal Defense of Marriage Act and opening the door for California to allow same-sex marriages, will likely motivate Indiana opponents to redouble efforts to pass a state constitutional ban. That would be unfortunate.
  June 30, 2013 - Evansville Courier & Press

Quotes

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• John McCain in FOXNews
  It is clear that Sen. Stevens has broken his trust with the people and that he should now step down,McCain said. "I hope that my colleagues in the Senate will be spurred by these events to redouble their efforts to end this kind of...
• Barack Obama in Washington Post (blog)
  Americans know what's at stake by continuing our dependence on fossil fuels,Obama said in a statement. "But the challenges we face -- underscored by the immense tragedy in the Gulf of Mexico -- are reason to redouble our efforts to reform...
• Ben Bernanke in ReportonBusiness.com
  It's very important for the international community to redouble their efforts so that the word gets out to the people of Afghanistan that the rest of the world is with you and that we're not going to leave you right now while the Taliban and... Laura Bush http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Bush&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNF8t0a7p1iJupuT8jG1kPNxE_pbsA Seattle Post Intelligencer http://www.google.com/url?q=http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apasia_story.asp%3Fcategory%3D1104%26slug%3DLaura%2520Bush%2520Afghanistan&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNFcye7576FSTgwavjHXc1zAmKoPHQ Mar 30, 2005 81549 109456 redoubled Bernanke said the Fed, working with other regulators at home and abroad, has redoubled its efforts to strengthen the capital positions, liquidity reserves, and risk-management practices" of financial institutions it supervises.