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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So that one-two punch put it on this track to where everyone just immediately saw it as a green-light picture, and that’s not lost on me.
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Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2025
The one-two punch of qualifying for the individual and dual team state finals played a decisive part in his current success, underscored by a 30-5 record after the Catholic League Meet.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
To some degree, the one-two punch of decisions was typical politics.
—Luke Broadwater, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Then there are the returning behemoths, headlined by HBO’s one-two punch of The White Lotus season three in February and The Last of Us season two in April.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2025
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Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2025
The one-two punch of qualifying for the individual and dual team state finals played a decisive part in his current success, underscored by a 30-5 record after the Catholic League Meet.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
To some degree, the one-two punch of decisions was typical politics.
—Luke Broadwater, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Then there are the returning behemoths, headlined by HBO’s one-two punch of The White Lotus season three in February and The Last of Us season two in April.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2025
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“One-two.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-two. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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