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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If schedules clash, suggest a two-step approach, like meeting online first and finishing later.
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Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2026
Where to hang, race, putt, two-step and pew-pew!
—Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
The two-stepping and line-dancing culture at local honkytonks is alive and well.
—Mars Salazar, Austin American Statesman, 2 Jan. 2026
The fee hikes that take effect Friday are the second ones in a two-step increase that began in February, the county’s first in a decade.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
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Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2026
Where to hang, race, putt, two-step and pew-pew!
—Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
The two-stepping and line-dancing culture at local honkytonks is alive and well.
—Mars Salazar, Austin American Statesman, 2 Jan. 2026
The fee hikes that take effect Friday are the second ones in a two-step increase that began in February, the county’s first in a decade.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 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 11 Jan. 2026.
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