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Recent Examples of one-two
Carson Hansen/Abu Sama, Iowa State Breakdown: The Cyclones should have one of the best one-two punches in the conference at running back with the return of Hansen and Sama.
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Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 May 2025
El Camino Real has been considered the best team in the City because of its one-two pitching duo.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
Hurricane Idalia arrived in 2023, followed by the one-two punch of Hurricanes Debby and Helene in 2024.
—Rose Schnabel, Sun Sentinel, 18 May 2025
Barbed-wire slicer (Final Destination 2) A swift one-two punch of a setup that falters in its actual execution.
—Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 16 May 2025
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Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 May 2025
El Camino Real has been considered the best team in the City because of its one-two pitching duo.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
Hurricane Idalia arrived in 2023, followed by the one-two punch of Hurricanes Debby and Helene in 2024.
—Rose Schnabel, Sun Sentinel, 18 May 2025
Barbed-wire slicer (Final Destination 2) A swift one-two punch of a setup that falters in its actual execution.
—Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-two
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If approved, the cuts would served a devastating blow to the U.N., which is already struggling as other governments also cut contributions.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2025
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Her relationship may have been seen as the ideal outcome of inner work, so its collapse may have felt disappointing, like a blow to their healing process.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Altogether, the strength of ticket sales for such a chaotic jumble of movies indicated a return from the brink after a cascading series of showbiz calamities stretching from the N95 era to the Hollywood strikes to the Los Angeles wildfires.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
22 May 2025
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With such a small team for a 469-square-mile city, EMD has struggled to staff its emergency operations center in crises, prepare for events like the 2028 Olympics and help residents recover from smaller-scale calamities like building fires, storms and mudslides.—
Matt Hamilton,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2025
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Google’s Update Decision—Bad News For 50% Of Android Users And so a PDF attached to an SMS is a double whammy.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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The double whammy this past season was that Embiid’s stats weren’t close to his elite per-game numbers from the previous season.—
Eric Wong,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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After the fires, the governor formed the Climate Advisory Team (CAT) to develop climate disaster policy recommendations.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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The first episode features the recreation by actors of actual communication or lack of communication between the pilot and his junior officer that led to these disasters.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
29 May 2025
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For another blast from the past, head to Funland in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware—technically just above the Mason-Dixon line, but a longtime favorite for many Southern families thanks to its arcade games, old-school rides, and salt-air nostalgia.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
1 June 2025
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Not every blast from the past deserves a place in your future.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 June 2025
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“One-two.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one-two. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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