ONE-TWO PUNCH Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

one-two

noun

Definition of one-two

as in blow

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Recent Examples of one-two Then came Sunday's one-two punch of stunning and controversial developments. — Becky Sullivan, NPR, 6 July 2026 The one-two punch of heat and humidity is anticipated to reach Eastern states by midweek, AccuWeather said, possibly lingering through the Independence Day weekend. — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 29 June 2026 That status benefits both Google’s internal AI efforts and helps win outside customers — a lucrative one-two punch that figures into Jim Cramer’s admiration for the stock. — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 27 June 2026 The one-two punch of the quakes, combined with the shallow seismic movements, amplified the destruction, said Marcos Ferreira, a geophysicist and researcher at the Geological Survey of Brazil. — CBS News, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for one-two

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Noun

Ohtani’s absence will be a blow for baseball’s Midsummer Classic at Citizens Bank Park.

— Dan Greenspan, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026
The Atlas Lions are the lone African team left in the competition and are looking to stun the footballing world with a takedown blow of Didier Deschamps’ 2018 World Cup champions in this revenge match.

— Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 9 July 2026

Definition of blow

Noun

To say everything went wrong would be to undersell the scope of the calamity.

— Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 7 July 2026
The operation was a testament to the growing effectiveness of a multinational collection of urban search-and-rescue squads — known as USAR — that have become ubiquitous life-savers at epicenters of calamity across the globe.

— Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026

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Noun

So the production would brave heavy winds with fireboats that could pummel the main boat with blasts of water to create storm effects.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 July 2026
Their early live shows were marked by ominous guitar riffs, blast beats, and gruesome antics onstage, feeding into the early signs of a new heavy metal subgenre that would become death metal.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 14 July 2026

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