: a combination of two usually adverse forces, circumstances, or effects
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With the cold weather and the high cost of heating fuel, homeowners were hit with a double whammy this winter.
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This demographic shift is creating a double whammy for employers: Not only are fewer people seeking new opportunities, but a significant portion of the experienced workforce will soon exit the market.—Duane Tursi, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025 Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors
Hacks hits us with a double whammy this Thursday, with not one but two episodes hitting Max on May 15.—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025 National University of Singapore View 3 Images Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have hit upon new technologies to deliver a double whammy to chronic wounds in diabetics, using tiny needles barely visible to the human eye.—New Atlas, 27 Mar. 2025 Next weekend portends a double whammy of Lilo & Stitch and Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 18 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for double whammy
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