one-two

noun

Definition of one-twonext
as in blow

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Recent Examples of one-two Perhaps a one-two with prolific auteur Östlund is standard practice for one of Sweden’s most famous journalists, but an ensuing Oscar campaign? — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026 The one-two punch of a higher-than-usual tide and weeks of heavy rain submerged South Florida streets this weekend and put the region under a coastal flood advisory. — Alex Harris updated September 27, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026 Gaines is the Broncos’ second-leading rusher this season, trailing only junior Dylan Riley, as those two have provided a potent one-two punch. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 24 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 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
  • Now, in yet another blow to national self-esteem, the ex-head of Germany’s foreign intelligence agency, the BND, has been arrested on charges of exploiting state secrets.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The pro-Western opposition parties won big Saturday in the Czech Republic’s vote to fill one-third of the seats in Parliament’s upper house, the Senate, handing a blow to the ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Andrej Babiš.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of blow
Noun
  • In Eatontown, Daunt got out of the car in a strip mall, to contemplate a mild calamity.
    — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Further calamity struck in June 2023 when floodwaters inundated the city after the Kakhovka Dam collapsed from an explosion that an Associated Press investigation found was likely caused by the Russian military, killing hundreds of residents.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of calamity
Noun
  • Faizi said ambulances and disaster management personnel arrived from a nearby facility within five minutes of being alerted.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
  • For example, largely because of the environmental disaster that is Weikuang Dam, the country doesn’t permit the development or operation of stand-alone monazite mines—that is, mines where nothing is mined except monazite ore.
    — Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of disaster
Noun
  • After the initial blast, which spews out gamma rays, a storm of radiation pours into the surrounding galaxy, creating a ferocious afterglow that burns in every part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Hamas officials blamed Israel for the hospital deaths, while Israel attributed the blast to a failed, errant rocket launched from within Gaza by Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
    — Asra Q. Nomani, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of blast
Noun
  • That's a double whammy of good news for tower stocks, analysts say.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
  • And for truck drivers, higher fuel costs and the potential for higher inflation creates a double whammy.
    — Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of double whammy

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