1
a
: allowing or affecting passage in any of four directions
b
: applicable to traffic from each of four directions
a four-way stop
2
: including four participants
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Iyo Sky, Roxanne Perez, Giulia and Lash Legend squared off in a fatal four-way match with a spot in the semifinals waiting for the winner.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
The highway district advised drivers to proceed with caution when traveling through intersections with nonoperating stop lights, treating each crossroads as a four-way stop.
—Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 29 May 2026
Thekla will also face one of her biggest challenges yet as AEW Women’s World Champion, defending her title in a four-way match against Hikaru Shida, Jamie Hayter and Kris Statlander.
—Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
The pants feature the line’s signature lightweight, four-way-stretch fabric and a high-rise, dig-free waistband, too.
—Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2026
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
The highway district advised drivers to proceed with caution when traveling through intersections with nonoperating stop lights, treating each crossroads as a four-way stop.
—Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 29 May 2026
Thekla will also face one of her biggest challenges yet as AEW Women’s World Champion, defending her title in a four-way match against Hikaru Shida, Jamie Hayter and Kris Statlander.
—Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
The pants feature the line’s signature lightweight, four-way-stretch fabric and a high-rise, dig-free waistband, too.
—Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2026
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“Four-way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/four-way. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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