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 After a one-two finish by Democrats in the governor's primary, some voters were angry when Begich, who finished second, withdrew and endorsed leading vote-getter Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins. — Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026 That one-two combo has raised hopes of cooling tensions in the Middle East, which could lead to a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026 That could create an even more formidable one-two, downhill punch. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026 The three combined for Oliver’s first, with Whisker’s break and pass inside and Oliver played a neat one-two with Lamb before scoring in the bottom corner. — Rob Tanner, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for one-two

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Meanwhile, Merz's power inside Germany has taken a blow after a string of state election defeats last month, including losses to the anti-migration and Russia-friendly Alternative for Germany party.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026
The community suffered another blow the following month with the death of Sandy Steers, the executive director of Friends of Big Bear Valley, the nonprofit behind the livestream.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of blow

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Although major questions remained unanswered on Thursday about the attacker and his motive, the story of ordinary passengers saving the FlyDubai flight from disaster has quickly become the stuff of legend.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
Second were unarmed passengers who subdued the armed attacker before one pulled back on the yoke to level the aircraft, drawing on knowledge from an air-disaster documentary.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of disaster

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And while a blast of cooler air is set to arrive this weekend along with a swift fall breeze, high temperatures will remain near record levels through Thursday across the state, and that’s not even to mention the records that have been broken.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Instead, he’ll probably get blamed for having a Slim Pickens-style blast on the bomb that buried Warner Bros.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

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