one-step
noun
1
: a ballroom dance in ²/₄ time marked by quick walking steps backward and forward
2
: music used for the one-step
one-step
intransitive verb
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That simple one-step approach appealed to Ulta.
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Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
The Fourth of July is all about the beginning of the two-steps-forward, one-step-back process of making our nation a more perfect union.
—Katie Sanders, Time, 22 May 2026
Notape said its approach collapses several of those stages into a one-step forming system that builds the zipper directly onto the fabric itself.
—Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
The core of the Rocket is its quick release system—a one-step height-adjustment mechanism activated by a single press of the hand lever.
—Robb Rice, Robb Report, 10 May 2026
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Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
The Fourth of July is all about the beginning of the two-steps-forward, one-step-back process of making our nation a more perfect union.
—Katie Sanders, Time, 22 May 2026
Notape said its approach collapses several of those stages into a one-step forming system that builds the zipper directly onto the fabric itself.
—Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
The core of the Rocket is its quick release system—a one-step height-adjustment mechanism activated by a single press of the hand lever.
—Robb Rice, Robb Report, 10 May 2026
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“One-step.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-step. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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