double double
(basketball) The achievement of a two-digit number of any two of points scored, assists, rebounds, blocks, or steals in a single game.
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Review; DOUBLE DOUBLE at The Barn Theatre, Cirencester No toil nor trouble in this clever romantic thriller revival ★★★★☆ t.co/f8modTXFag @theBarnTheatre
🤞 Gotta keep the boys focused on the mission. Lots of Double Double Animal Style talk going on the last 24hrs…
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(basketball) The achievement of a two-digit number of any two of points scored, assists, rebounds, blocks, or steals in a single game.
Steven Adams and Enes Kanter wreaked havoc for Oklahoma City. Kanter came off the bench to score 27 points, block three shots and add 10 rebounds. Adams had a double-double, too, with 14 points and 10 rebounds at center.
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(Canadian, informal) Coffee with the equivalent of two creamers and two packets of sugar.
The center had 11 assists and 10 blocks tonight for a very unusual double double.
“Review; DOUBLE DOUBLE at The Barn Theatre, Cirencester No toil nor trouble in this clever romantic thriller revival ★★★★☆ t.co/f8modTXFag @theBarnTheatre”
— Bluesky· May 2026“🤞 Gotta keep the boys focused on the mission. Lots of Double Double Animal Style talk going on the last 24hrs…”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(volleyball) Achieving two kills and two digs by a single player in one game.
Nonetheless, the team gave a good accounting of themselves, and freshman Kara Rogers scored a double/double in kills and digs in her first collegiate game.
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