: a combination of two usually adverse forces, circumstances, or effects
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With the cold weather and the high cost of heating fuel, homeowners were hit with a double whammy this winter.
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The double whammy of losing Lewis and former MuchMusic VJ Juliette Powell in the same week is heavy.—Taryn Finley, Refinery29, 12 June 2025 Clearly, given the browser’s dominance across Windows, that’s a double whammy for PC users.—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025 The loss of that funding is a double whammy for Dellacamera.—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2025 The cascading impact of Medicaid and Essential Plan cuts may sap NYC Health + Hospitals revenue, but increase demand for its services if New Yorkers lose public health insurance coverage — a double whammy.—Andrew Rein, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for double whammy
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