doubleheader
noun
dou·ble·head·er
ˌdə-bəl-ˈhe-dər 
1
: a train pulled by two locomotives
2
: two games, contests, or events held consecutively on the same program
Examples of doubleheader in a Sentence
The two teams will meet in a doubleheader this Saturday.
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The opening game of tonight's NBA doubleheader on TNT, 76ers vs. Celtics at 7:30 p.m. ET, is shaping up as a slog.
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
Entering their fourth year together, Apple TV+ announces their early season MLB broadcast schedule for doubleheaders each Friday night for 25 weeks leading up to the postseason.
—Maury Brown, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
As much as Netflix’s Christmas doubleheader was well received, with the platform averaging 24.2 million viewers over the course of the two games, those deliveries fell well shy of the year-ago Yuletide performance from Fox and CBS.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Catcher Tanner Smith hit a two-run homer on Friday, shortstop Jake Ogden a grand slam in Game 1 of Saturday’s doubleheader, third baseman Daniel Cuvet a two-run shot in the second game Saturday and Marsh the grand slam on Sunday.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2025
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
Entering their fourth year together, Apple TV+ announces their early season MLB broadcast schedule for doubleheaders each Friday night for 25 weeks leading up to the postseason.
—Maury Brown, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
As much as Netflix’s Christmas doubleheader was well received, with the platform averaging 24.2 million viewers over the course of the two games, those deliveries fell well shy of the year-ago Yuletide performance from Fox and CBS.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Catcher Tanner Smith hit a two-run homer on Friday, shortstop Jake Ogden a grand slam in Game 1 of Saturday’s doubleheader, third baseman Daniel Cuvet a two-run shot in the second game Saturday and Marsh the grand slam on Sunday.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Doubleheader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doubleheader. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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doubleheader
noun
dou·ble·head·er
ˌdəb-əl-ˈhed-ər
: two games played one after the other on the same day
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