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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Better ways of checking who can join or use a network, such as two-step logins or biometric checks, help keep data safer.
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Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Many two-step groups were also in attendance at the event, including FLOSS KC, Steppers of KC (SOKC), IDWD, Stepp-tacular and more.
—Alexa Stone
updated October 21, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
View gallery - 6 images Californian e-mobility outfit Viribus has launched a new electric trike family, with tasty specs like a 1,200-W peak motor on offer for pedaling or throttling up inclines, as well as dual shocks, rear differential, and a two-step folding design.
—New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2025
This two-step treatment is your skincare routine’s newest overachiever.
—Allure Editors, Allure, 15 Oct. 2025
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Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Many two-step groups were also in attendance at the event, including FLOSS KC, Steppers of KC (SOKC), IDWD, Stepp-tacular and more.
—Alexa Stone
updated October 21, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
View gallery - 6 images Californian e-mobility outfit Viribus has launched a new electric trike family, with tasty specs like a 1,200-W peak motor on offer for pedaling or throttling up inclines, as well as dual shocks, rear differential, and a two-step folding design.
—New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2025
This two-step treatment is your skincare routine’s newest overachiever.
—Allure Editors, Allure, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Two-step.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/two-step. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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