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Recent Examples of one-two
Impressive one-two pitching duo in Allen Olmos and freshman Carlos Acuna.
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
And thus, with 4.1 seconds left in the first half and the Nuggets up 54-47 on Utah, Jokic took an inbound and one-two Euro-stepped his way around Jazz guard Collin Sexton.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2025
Right-back Nahuel Molina finds Alexis Mac Allister, who plays a one-two with Fernandez.
—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
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
And thus, with 4.1 seconds left in the first half and the Nuggets up 54-47 on Utah, Jokic took an inbound and one-two Euro-stepped his way around Jazz guard Collin Sexton.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2025
Right-back Nahuel Molina finds Alexis Mac Allister, who plays a one-two with Fernandez.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-two
Noun
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His ruling, stopping the TPS revocation while the lawsuit plays out in his court, was a blow to the Trump administration.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
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Image Other economists also said the blow to the labor market, which had cooled before Mr. Trump embarked on his global trade war, could be severe.—
Tony Romm,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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The historical upward trajectory of the stock market has reduced the greatest economic calamity in U.S. history into a blip.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2025
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The Southeast Asian region continues to grapple with the calamity's aftereffects.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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That included the double whammy of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, which submerged Florida’s west coast and drowned mountain towns in North Carolina.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
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Recent survey data has shown weakening consumer sentiment along with increasing one-year inflation expectations — which makes for a double whammy when thinking about the economy.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2025
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All the while, he’s typically dressed in a form-fitting dress, a shoulder-length wig and heeled boots (because open-toed shoes around hatchets and augers could spell disaster).—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2025
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However, he’s also had his share of expensive disasters, such as Joao Felix, Santiago Arias and Nikola Kalinić.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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In the recreation of the track’s music video, directed by Parris Goebel — who also worked on the original — the fans have a blast while delivering a fierce, heartfelt performance of the Mayhem single’s choreo.—
Rania Aniftos,
Billboard,
1 Apr. 2025
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Manning was playing steady QB for a group of about 15 kids, tossing the ball around as the boys and girls ran routes and had a blast.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2025
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“One-two.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one-two. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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