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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In a three-way race between first-time candidates, Julie Aldridge, a substitute teacher in Olathe who was endorsed by the pro-choice Greater Kansas City Women’s Political Caucus, defeated her main rival, Melissa Hershey, a registered nurse and paraprofessional who was endorsed by Kansans for Life.
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
The most recent Suffolk University poll put Mamdani on 44 percent in a three-way race, with Cuomo on 34 percent and Sliwa on 11 percent.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Poway High’s girls’ flag football team finished in a three-way tie for the Avocado League title.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
The products follow a three-way partnership between Fanatics, Lululemon and the NHL that launched last year.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2025
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
The most recent Suffolk University poll put Mamdani on 44 percent in a three-way race, with Cuomo on 34 percent and Sliwa on 11 percent.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Poway High’s girls’ flag football team finished in a three-way tie for the Avocado League title.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
The products follow a three-way partnership between Fanatics, Lululemon and the NHL that launched last year.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Three-way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/three-way. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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