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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Their latest adventure in being shown the door came when L.A. did a Texas two-step into the offseason.
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Jay Paris, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
But during a game, the process of getting a play call to quarterback Patrick Mahomes involves a two-step process.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2025
Members of the House Freedom Caucus, a group of conservative Republican members that has endorsed a two-step plan, could stand in the way.
—Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 6 Jan. 2025
On that Saturday morning, the class was already warming up with a simple two-step when Joel Medeiros, 54, a gym teacher, arrived on a bicycle, still wearing spandex shorts from a race that morning.
—María Magdalena Arréllaga, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Jay Paris, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
But during a game, the process of getting a play call to quarterback Patrick Mahomes involves a two-step process.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2025
Members of the House Freedom Caucus, a group of conservative Republican members that has endorsed a two-step plan, could stand in the way.
—Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 6 Jan. 2025
On that Saturday morning, the class was already warming up with a simple two-step when Joel Medeiros, 54, a gym teacher, arrived on a bicycle, still wearing spandex shorts from a race that morning.
—María Magdalena Arréllaga, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Two-step.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/two-step. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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