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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After conquering the two-step, Ward retired from football and worked as an NFL studio analyst for NBC from 2012 to 2015.
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Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
How to Make Baked Fennel A two-step process, here is a quick overview of how to make this easy but impressive side:
Step 1.
—Stephanie Ganz, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2025
Patients who used a two-step dose escalation – starting at a 6 milligram dose and increasing to a 9 milligram dose – lost 19.9% of their weight at 48 weeks.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2025
The two-step process creates a ‘spread’ - seeking regular income while managing downside exposure.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
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Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
How to Make Baked Fennel A two-step process, here is a quick overview of how to make this easy but impressive side:
Step 1.
—Stephanie Ganz, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2025
Patients who used a two-step dose escalation – starting at a 6 milligram dose and increasing to a 9 milligram dose – lost 19.9% of their weight at 48 weeks.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2025
The two-step process creates a ‘spread’ - seeking regular income while managing downside exposure.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for two-step
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“Two-step.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/two-step. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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