three-way

adjective

1
: involving three people or groups
a three-way conversation/deal/partnership
2
: allowing movement in any one of three directions
a three-way intersection

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Instead, the local theatrical market stays in its existing three-way competition among CGV, Lotte Cinema and Megabox. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 July 2026 Pereira had already planned Forest’s pre-season tour to Portugal and, earlier on Tuesday, given his approval for the team to participate in a three-way tournament with Udinese and Barcelona in the Italian city of Udine. Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 1 July 2026 Norman Powell Powell was an All-Star with the Miami Heat last year after the team added him for virtually nothing last year in a three-way trade with the Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Clippers. John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 Cuomo, of course, lost to Mayor Mamdani — but not by much — in a three-way race. Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 28 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for three-way

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“Three-way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/three-way. Accessed 11 Jul. 2026.

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