as in blow
informal
a situation that is bad in two different ways; a situation in which two bad conditions exist at the same time or two bad things happen one after the other
With the cold weather and the high cost of heating fuel, homeowners were hit with a double whammy this winter.
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Recent Examples of double whammy
Parsons goes down in Packers loss Sunday was also a double whammy for Micah Parsons and the Green Bay Packers in a loss to the Denver Broncos.
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Frank Nunns O'Connell, CNN Money, 15 Dec. 2025
And that's a double whammy for someone who's poor.
—Fatma Tanis, NPR, 13 Dec. 2025
So that was like kind of a double whammy.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025
The reading brought a sigh of relief, easing concerns that the economy was facing a double whammy of a softening labor market with reaccelerating inflation.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
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Frank Nunns O'Connell, CNN Money, 15 Dec. 2025
And that's a double whammy for someone who's poor.
—Fatma Tanis, NPR, 13 Dec. 2025
So that was like kind of a double whammy.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025
The reading brought a sigh of relief, easing concerns that the economy was facing a double whammy of a softening labor market with reaccelerating inflation.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for double whammy
Noun
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Now there’s clear animosity between the teams, which is intriguing for the casual viewer but a blow to the curling community.—
Julia Frankel,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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In an attempt to cushion this blow, Congress created a $50-billion Rural Health Transformation Project.—
Ana B. Ibarra,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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Another measure, House Bill 1645, would create state versions of FEMA programs as Mississippi officials prepare for reduced federal disaster support.—
ALEX ROZIER Mississippi Today,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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The February 2021 freeze became one of the deadliest and costliest disasters in state history.—
Newsroom Meteorologist,
Houston Chronicle,
13 Feb. 2026
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This tragedy has affected each and every one of us.—
Michael James,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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One year after their deaths, those closest to Hackman and Arakawa say their legacy is not defined by tragedy, but by devotion — a partnership rooted in privacy, dignity and a love story that endured long after Hollywood faded from view.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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