Synonyms for dual
ˈdu əl, ˈdyu-du·al

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1. double, dual, dupleadjective

   consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs

   "an egg with a double yolk"; "a double (binary) star"; "double doors"; "dual controls for pilot and copilot"; "duple (or double) time consists of two (or a multiple of two) beats to a measure"

   Synonyms:
   threefold, three-fold, duple, doubled, double, treble, bivalent, twofold, two-fold, forked

   Antonyms:
   singular, single

2. double, dual, twofold, two-fold, treble, threefold, three-foldadjective

   having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities

   "a double (or dual) role for an actor"; "the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson; "every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison

   Synonyms:
   triplex, triple, threefold, three-fold, duple, doubled, double, treble, bivalent, soprano, ternary, twofold, two-fold, forked

   Antonyms:
   singular, single

3. dualadjective

   a grammatical number category referring to two items or units as opposed to one item (singular) or more than two items (plural)

   "ancient Greek had the dual form but it has merged with the plural form in modern Greek"

   Synonyms:
   three-fold, twofold, double, treble, duple, threefold, two-fold

   Antonyms:
   singular, single

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1. List of paraphrases for "dual":

   double, twofold, two-fold, twin, two-pronged, dualist, two-up, twin-track, bend, twice, dualistic, two-track, dual-ranked, dual-mode, dual-, doubles, dual-track, fold, double-, two-tier, dual-core, duplicate, two-way, two, dual-rank, 2x, 2-way, double-quoted

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1. Zhang Xiaoming:

   The dual responsibility of chief executive to the central government and Hong Kong has given him a special legal position which is above the executive, legislative and judicial institutions, hong Kong is not a political system that exercises the separation of powers.

2. Chief Operating Officer Buton Jablin:

   We assessed and analyzed the S-VOD [streaming video-on-demand] universe and have made the strategic decision not to extend our S-VOD agreement with Netflix past the end of this year, in the end, it is really not the kind of dual revenue model that best monetizes our content over the long-term.

3. Kenneth Miller:

   This is happening because we are dual citizens, there are thousands in this country who have never received justice.

4. Steve Vladeck:

   Today's dual rulings on the transgender ban allow the controversial policy to go into effect for now, but also allow the appeals to go forward in the lower courts, the government had asked the Justices to take the issue up even before the appeals courts could rule. Even though Supreme Court denied that request, the fact that Supreme Court is allowing the policy to go into effect suggests not only that it will eventually take the case on the merits, but also that five of the Justices believe the government is likely to prevail if and when Supreme Court happens.

5. Drew Scott:

   Now you fix the place up, and theyre not going to trash it like they would when theyre 1 year old, in some high-end homes, I love to see dual islands its actually an upgrade.

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