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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Up close and personal Since Covid, Veronica Beard’s business has shifted from majority wholesale to a fairly even three-way split between wholesale, physical retail and e-commerce. — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2026 Pittsburgh is now 3-2 and in a three-way tie with the Browns and Bengals, one game behind the 4-1 Ravens in the extremely competitive AFC North. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026 The film stars Masami Nagasawa as a free-spirited children’s author who invites her doting husband and secret girlfriend to enter into a three-way relationship of convenience, when both partners simultaneously express their desire to start a family. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026 There is also a three-way electric lock that does your steering, seat, and petrol cap. — New Atlas, 10 Oct. 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 17 Oct. 2026.

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