1
: a combination of two quick blows in rapid succession in boxing
especially
: a left jab followed at once by a hard blow with the right hand
2
or one-two punch
: two forces combining to produce a marked effect
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Right-back Nahuel Molina finds Alexis Mac Allister, who plays a one-two with Fernandez.
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Anantaajith Raghuraman, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
Beginning speakers, as most refugees are, can spend as much as a year completely silent — scared and uncomfortable with the one-two punch of English language and American customs.
—Courtney Crowder, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
For months, Thibodeau envisioned this: Robinson and Karl-Anthony Towns, a seven-foot defensive force paired with an elite scoring big, forming a one-two punch in the Knicks’ frontcourt.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2025
Crespi is off to a 7-0 start and showing a great one-two pitching duo in Jackson Eisenhauer and Tyler Walton.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2025
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Anantaajith Raghuraman, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
Beginning speakers, as most refugees are, can spend as much as a year completely silent — scared and uncomfortable with the one-two punch of English language and American customs.
—Courtney Crowder, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
For months, Thibodeau envisioned this: Robinson and Karl-Anthony Towns, a seven-foot defensive force paired with an elite scoring big, forming a one-two punch in the Knicks’ frontcourt.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2025
Crespi is off to a 7-0 start and showing a great one-two pitching duo in Jackson Eisenhauer and Tyler Walton.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2025
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“One-two.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-two. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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