one-two

noun

Definition of one-twonext
as in blow

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Recent Examples of one-two Don’t leave the neighborhood without checking out Black & Gold, which offers a one-two design punch. — Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2026 For the first time, the Dodgers are set to roll out their new one-two punch of two-time Cy Young winners. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2026 Milwaukee reliever Grant Anderson threw a one-two-three seventh and got the first out of the eighth, Abner Uribe retired two batters in the eighth, and closer Trevor Megill retired the side in order with a strikeout in the ninth. — ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026 The one-two punch of White Nights and the following year’s Big Deal on Madonna Street cemented him as one of the country’s great leading men; La Dolce Vita wasn’t far behind. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for one-two
Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-two
  1. blow
  2. calamity
  3. disaster
  4. blast
  5. double whammy
Noun
  • The breach is the latest blow to a struggling small city that has faced years of severe budget deficits, pushing it to the brink of insolvency, as well as chronic understaffing in its police, fire and other municipal departments.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • That would be a heavy blow for an economy growing at less than 1% a year.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of blow
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  • The latest findings indicated the vest could reduce an astronaut’s radiation dose by about 60% in a solar storm as fierce as the one in 1972 and by nearly 40% in a calamity mirroring 1989.
    — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • What followed was a season of extended power outages, blue-tarped roofs and yet a strange sense of community, as neighbors went out of their way to look after those that had shared in their calamity.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of calamity
Noun
  • The club was rebuilding after the 1958 Munich air disaster but won a first post-Munich trophy, the FA Cup, earlier that year.
    — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • In nearby Anderson in Madison County, Indiana, the mayor declared a local disaster emergency and issued evacuation orders Thursday along the swelling White River and other waterways.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of disaster
Noun
  • During a news conference on Tuesday afternoon, Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz confirmed that two employees of Brent Industries, who worked in the building, were killed in the blast.
    — Ahmad Hemingway, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Also, three people were killed and three others were wounded over the last day in Russian attacks on Ukraine’s Sumy region, including drone strikes and an explosive device blast, Ukraine’s National Police said.
    — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of blast
Noun
  • The trend of hospitals asking for money up front represents a double whammy for patients.
    — Julie Appleby, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The double whammy of new classes and high temps is all the more reason to treat yourself — or the back-to-schooler in your life — at one of these incredible new ice cream and gelato destinations around the region.
    — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of double whammy

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