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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In summer 2029, construction begins to create continuous one-way frontage roads on each side from Avondale-Haslet Road to Harmon Road.
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Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2026
Ballistic-missile launches have fallen by more than 90 percent since the war began, and Iran’s one-way-attack-drone launches have dropped by more than 95 percent, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said on Friday.
—Richard Goldberg, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
An officer tried to cut off the driver with his SUV on the one-way road.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2026
Some options are sky-high — more than $3,000 for a one-way ticket — while others come with brutal travel times, like one route Musu found with multiple connections over a whopping 56 hours.
—Blane Bachelor, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026
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Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2026
Ballistic-missile launches have fallen by more than 90 percent since the war began, and Iran’s one-way-attack-drone launches have dropped by more than 95 percent, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said on Friday.
—Richard Goldberg, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
An officer tried to cut off the driver with his SUV on the one-way road.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2026
Some options are sky-high — more than $3,000 for a one-way ticket — while others come with brutal travel times, like one route Musu found with multiple connections over a whopping 56 hours.
—Blane Bachelor, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026
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“One-way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-way. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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