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 online survey used a two-step process to guarantee each participant and their responses were authentic, using tools like digital fingerprinting, bot checks, geo-verification, speeding detection and response reviews by team members.
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Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2025
Each sphere undergoes a multistep finishing process, featuring delicate inlay work followed by a two-step gold decoration.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 2 June 2025
Ban-the-Box and Beyond: A Two-Step Compliance Model Employers hiring into Minneapolis must now follow a two-step approach when evaluating criminal history.
—Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Similarly, the two-step construction of NAFTA resulted from Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush responding to requests from ideologically-compatible politicians in friendly nations, not from grand philosophies.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 25 May 2025
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Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2025
Each sphere undergoes a multistep finishing process, featuring delicate inlay work followed by a two-step gold decoration.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 2 June 2025
Ban-the-Box and Beyond: A Two-Step Compliance Model Employers hiring into Minneapolis must now follow a two-step approach when evaluating criminal history.
—Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Similarly, the two-step construction of NAFTA resulted from Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush responding to requests from ideologically-compatible politicians in friendly nations, not from grand philosophies.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 25 May 2025
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“Two-step.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/two-step. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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