as in blow
informal
a situation that is bad in two different ways; a situation in which two bad conditions exist at the same time or two bad things happen one after the other
With the cold weather and the high cost of heating fuel, homeowners were hit with a double whammy this winter.
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Recent Examples of double whammy
The double whammy of crippling financial liabilities and Chianti wines’ loss of market share became too much to bear.
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Vivek Wadhwa, Fortune Europe, 19 Oct. 2024
In the wee hours of Thursday morning, Angelenos will get their first peek at a double whammy astrological delight — a Hunter’s moon that also happens to be a supermoon.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
The double whammy of the pandemic and inflation drove down margins for the first time after more than three decades of high performance.
—Hope King, Axios, 7 Oct. 2024
But in this case, the area was dealt a double whammy: Heavy rain fell days before Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida, then remnants of the storm brought more rain and wind to southern Appalachia.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
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Vivek Wadhwa, Fortune Europe, 19 Oct. 2024
In the wee hours of Thursday morning, Angelenos will get their first peek at a double whammy astrological delight — a Hunter’s moon that also happens to be a supermoon.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
The double whammy of the pandemic and inflation drove down margins for the first time after more than three decades of high performance.
—Hope King, Axios, 7 Oct. 2024
But in this case, the area was dealt a double whammy: Heavy rain fell days before Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida, then remnants of the storm brought more rain and wind to southern Appalachia.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for double whammy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for double whammy
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But Manchin raced across town from a previous engagement to deliver the fatal blow, 50-49.Axios, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
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Then, when the entire sector was down, Siemens Energy got hit with another blow.Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
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Developing Highly Detailed Maps Geospatial mapping technology could be better leveraged in disasters.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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As climate shocks get worse, insurance companies are increasingly dropping homeowners facing risks of hurricanes, wildfires and other disasters.Mira Rojanasakul, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Here is where the films of Mike Leigh, a master of human tragedy and everyday comedy, land on a scale of tragic-comic circumstances.Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
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This monumental tragedy about today and tomorrow used its size and awe to burrow bold ideas into the multiplex.Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Double whammy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/double%20whammy. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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