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The phrase "practically double" is correct and can be used in written English.
You may use the phrase "practically double" to emphasize an amount that is very close to double. For example, "After eating dinner, I was practically doubled over with a stomach ache."
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"The Verizon guys are making practically double what I'm making.
Over the next generation, the population of seniors will practically double, to 72 million.
Brush the bronzer on the face, collarbone, even knees and shins for a hint of hue -- click the compacts closed and they could practically double as luxe Frisbees at the season's first barbecues.
I joke, of course, but if the venturesome Peak Performances arts series there were magically transported over the Hudson River, the quotient of innovative international theater in the city would practically double overnight.
How many American customers the company finds will be entirely dependent on pricing, Mr. Wheeler said, but it could be up to 1,000 a year -- a number that would practically double the company's recent output.
Today, the classic teen movie turns nine years old (practically double digits!), prompting lots of nostalgia around these parts.
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"We practically doubled in size each year".
Between the third quarter of 1997 and the second quarter of 1998, MSNBC's ratings practically doubled.
Michael Howard and New Labour practically doubled it, and I'm not quite sure what they achieved".
But over the last week, he said, the size of the pile had practically doubled.
House prices, which tanked when Dubai nearly went bankrupt during the global financial crisis, have practically doubled since mid-2011.
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