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 team achieved this through a two-step process involving neural networks, a type of machine learning algorithm loosely modeled on the human brain.
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2025
The smoky scent of ribs in the air, two-step anthems playing from a Bluetooth speaker, and aunties doing the wobble in sundresses and sneakers.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 16 Apr. 2025
Those already on the skating rink floor are showing off their skills: doing tricks (sometimes with a partner), two-stepping to the beat and whipping their bodies into turns that seem impossible.
—Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
Wall Street’s biggest firms on Friday attempted the tricky two-step of revealing the toll of President Trump’s whiplash tariff policy without outright criticizing a man who has repeatedly tangled with the financial industry for slights both real and imagined.
—Rob Copeland, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2025
The smoky scent of ribs in the air, two-step anthems playing from a Bluetooth speaker, and aunties doing the wobble in sundresses and sneakers.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 16 Apr. 2025
Those already on the skating rink floor are showing off their skills: doing tricks (sometimes with a partner), two-stepping to the beat and whipping their bodies into turns that seem impossible.
—Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
Wall Street’s biggest firms on Friday attempted the tricky two-step of revealing the toll of President Trump’s whiplash tariff policy without outright criticizing a man who has repeatedly tangled with the financial industry for slights both real and imagined.
—Rob Copeland, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Two-step.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/two-step. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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