1
: that moves in or allows movement in only one direction
a one-way street
2
: one-sided, unilateral
a one-way conversation
3
: that functions in only one of two or more ways
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Alix Williams, 27, of Birmingham takes a train and two subway lines — a trip of more than 100 miles one-way — to her office in London three days a week, per SWNS.
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Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
In celebration of all of the new routes, Breeze is offering one-way promotional fares from $99 while ticket inventory lasts.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2025
And by the way, this has never been a one-way street shaped by ugly Americanism.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
The researchers also found that the relationship between us and our gut microbes isn’t one-way.
—New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2025
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Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
In celebration of all of the new routes, Breeze is offering one-way promotional fares from $99 while ticket inventory lasts.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2025
And by the way, this has never been a one-way street shaped by ugly Americanism.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
The researchers also found that the relationship between us and our gut microbes isn’t one-way.
—New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2025
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“One-way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-way. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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