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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After being on the wrong end of a three-way playoff tiebreaker in 2023 with a 7-3 record, the Blue Raiders haven’t made the playoffs since the 2013 season.
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2025
Got it — the classic three-way combination of coffee flavor, peppermint flavor, and matcha flavor.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
Rortvedt, 27, was acquired by the Dodgers in the three-way trade deadline deal among the Dodgers, Tampa Bay Rays and Cincinnati Reds.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent polling has shown Mamdani as the clear front-runner in the field, but the race gets closer when in a three-way contest with Cuomo and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2025
Got it — the classic three-way combination of coffee flavor, peppermint flavor, and matcha flavor.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
Rortvedt, 27, was acquired by the Dodgers in the three-way trade deadline deal among the Dodgers, Tampa Bay Rays and Cincinnati Reds.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent polling has shown Mamdani as the clear front-runner in the field, but the race gets closer when in a three-way contest with Cuomo and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Three-way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/three-way. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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