1
: a ballroom dance in ²/₄ or ⁴/₄ time having a basic pattern of step-close-step
2
: a piece of music for the two-step
two-step
intransitive verb
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That’s why the company recommends passkeys and a strong form of two-step verification, which means anything but SMS one time codes.
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The males ruffle their tail feathers and two-step into the hearts of females in an effort to get some action.
—Joe Salas
august 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2025
Such rule changes, made to conform to the law, can be adopted in an open board meeting without the normal two-step, 28-day process of Civil Code 4360.
—Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
Electrochemical process doesn’t require special conditions Choi’s two-step electrochemical process that doesn’t require special conditions and minimizes chemical inputs and waste.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2025
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The males ruffle their tail feathers and two-step into the hearts of females in an effort to get some action.
—Joe Salas
august 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2025
Such rule changes, made to conform to the law, can be adopted in an open board meeting without the normal two-step, 28-day process of Civil Code 4360.
—Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
Electrochemical process doesn’t require special conditions Choi’s two-step electrochemical process that doesn’t require special conditions and minimizes chemical inputs and waste.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Two-step.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/two-step. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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