1
: a ballroom dance in ²/₄ or ⁴/₄ time having a basic pattern of step-close-step
2
: a piece of music for the two-step
two-step
intransitive verb
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The threat of a global trade war started in earnest last week when Trump announced a two-step approach to tariffs: 10% on nearly all imports into the U.S., and even higher country-specific ones, such as a 34% levy against China.
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Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
On Friday, Supervisor Monica Montgomery Steppe proposed a two-step county budget process, calling for approval of a tentative spending play by the end of June and a final vote in October.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
Most recently, the Gamecocks two-stepped past the Longhorns for the SEC Tournament title, finishing a 64-45 beatdown behind rock-solid defense and a big Chloe Kitts game.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Spain also enforces a two-step feedback process: a channel for reporting barriers or requesting information and a formal complaints procedure for unsatisfactory responses.
—Ran Ronen, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
On Friday, Supervisor Monica Montgomery Steppe proposed a two-step county budget process, calling for approval of a tentative spending play by the end of June and a final vote in October.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
Most recently, the Gamecocks two-stepped past the Longhorns for the SEC Tournament title, finishing a 64-45 beatdown behind rock-solid defense and a big Chloe Kitts game.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Spain also enforces a two-step feedback process: a channel for reporting barriers or requesting information and a formal complaints procedure for unsatisfactory responses.
—Ran Ronen, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Two-step.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/two-step. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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