: 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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Stuffing the language of AB 1608 into a trailer bill is a double whammy to the principles of transparency.—Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 10 Feb. 2026 That’s because the physical exertion of shoveling increases heart rate and blood pressure, while at the same time the cold constricts blood vessels–a double whammy of stressors.—Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026 Plan on a double whammy of inconvenient rain and much cooler temperatures.—Bill Kelly, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026 Some area restaurants faced a double whammy, closing and reopening their doors in the span of months or weeks.—Sacbee.com, 30 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for double whammy