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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In a three-way matchup, Paxton gets 32% of the vote while Hunt and Cornyn each pick up 22%, with 24% undecided, according to new polling from Public Policy Polling commissioned by the Democratic Senate Majority PAC.
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Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 3 Dec. 2025
The sweepstakes for Kiffin was widely reported as a three-way race between LSU, Florida and Ole Miss.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Max Verstappen won the Qatar Grand Prix on Sunday after a costly strategy error by McLaren hurt both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, setting up a three-way championship decider next weekend in the last Formula 1 race of the 2025 season.
—Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 30 Nov. 2025
Hurricane Melissa is in a three-way tie for the strongest landfall in the Atlantic.
—Scott Withers, CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025
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“Three-way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/three-way. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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