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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Book now at Lufthansa Cut costs big time with Frontier Airlines’ shockingly cheap one-way flight sales
Spring sales are in full swing at Frontier Airlines, where travelers can currently snag one-way flights as cheap as $19 between select locations on select dates.
—Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Dec. 2024
In an affidavit, an FBI agent previously wrote that Banks had been booked that day on separate one-way flights to Switzerland and Dubai.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
Expert technicians then utilize safe trapping methods, if required for the situation, and can often remove the wildlife with one-way doors.
—Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 13 Dec. 2024
Book now at Lufthansa Cut costs big time with Frontier Airlines’ shockingly cheap one-way flight sales
Spring sales are in full swing at Frontier Airlines, where travelers can currently snag one-way flights as cheap as $19 between select locations on select dates.
—Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Dec. 2024
In an affidavit, an FBI agent previously wrote that Banks had been booked that day on separate one-way flights to Switzerland and Dubai.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
Expert technicians then utilize safe trapping methods, if required for the situation, and can often remove the wildlife with one-way doors.
—Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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“One-way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-way. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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