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Recent Examples of one-two
Guards Tyler Holmquist and Jayden Barnes have been the one-two punch for the Raiders (9-4) on offense all season, Sonora coach Mark Murphy said, and that was the case against the Oilers (6-5).
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Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 20 Dec. 2025
The Steelers have formed a notable one-two punch of their own in Jaylen Warren and Kenneth Gainwell.
—CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
If King can get and stay healthy, the Tigers could form a solid one-two punch at the top of their rotation without breaking the bank.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
And then, of course, there's the explosive one-two punch of CeeDee Lamb and Pickens.
—Jeff Howe, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
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Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 20 Dec. 2025
The Steelers have formed a notable one-two punch of their own in Jaylen Warren and Kenneth Gainwell.
—CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
If King can get and stay healthy, the Tigers could form a solid one-two punch at the top of their rotation without breaking the bank.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
And then, of course, there's the explosive one-two punch of CeeDee Lamb and Pickens.
—Jeff Howe, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-two
Noun
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In the next game, Bishop delivered a blow to Houston Texans wide receiver Nico Collins over the middle that temporarily put him out of the game.—
Dan Pompei,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Moreno and his colleagues believe there is a small window in which to strike a deal and have proposed a longer period for open enrollment to soften the blow of premium increases.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Jan. 2026
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What calamity will summon the firefighters and medics of Station 118 to the scene?—
Rachel Kurzius,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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Not so much for most of the thousands of people displaced a year ago by the twin fire calamities that hit the east and west ends of Los Angeles County.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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The journalists who rushed to the scene managed to jot down the names of about a dozen—the VIPs (there were three members of parliament on the train that day, which was a factor in the disaster) and a couple of servants.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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As a train barrels toward her near the final moments of the video, Perry spots a daisy on the tracks — seemingly a nod to her daughter — and dodges disaster.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, a lawsuit has been filed by two workers, a resident and a contractor at the nursing home, who were injured in the blast, according to Fox affiliate WTXF and NBC affiliate WCAU.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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The leader of these superheroes rips off his protective visor and unleashes a catastrophic optic blast.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Jan. 2026
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Some area restaurants faced a double whammy, closing and reopening their doors in the span of months or weeks.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
30 Dec. 2025
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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.—
Frank Nunns O'Connell,
CNN Money,
15 Dec. 2025
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“One-two.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one-two. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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