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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There’s a three-way tie for second place between Calabasas, Westlake and Thousand Oaks at 6-4 in the league.
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Tarek Fattal, Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
His brother Emanuel was on a two-way contract with the Bulls but was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday in a three-way deal that included the Sacramento Kings.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
The parties first met in the Emirati capital at the end of January, kicking off the first three-way negotiations since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine almost four years ago.
—Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Mariners snag an All-Star The Seattle Mariners acquired All-Star infielder Brendan Donovan from the rebuilding Cardinals in a three-way trade between those two teams and the Tampa Bay Rays.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
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Tarek Fattal, Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
His brother Emanuel was on a two-way contract with the Bulls but was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday in a three-way deal that included the Sacramento Kings.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
The parties first met in the Emirati capital at the end of January, kicking off the first three-way negotiations since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine almost four years ago.
—Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Mariners snag an All-Star The Seattle Mariners acquired All-Star infielder Brendan Donovan from the rebuilding Cardinals in a three-way trade between those two teams and the Tampa Bay Rays.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Three-way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/three-way. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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