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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Willy Adames At the top: The former Tigers prospect — dealt away in the 2014 three-way swap that landed David Price from Tampa Bay — hits the market after putting up 33 doubles, 32 homers and 21 steals as a 28-year-old.
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Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 14 Oct. 2024
The three-way race between (non-expansion) games is likely to still be Astro Bot, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and now Metaphor.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers' retirement has created a two-way or potentially three-way Republican race, while the likely Democratic chair has led his party on the committee for nearly a decade.
—Daniel Moore, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
Where the Biden administration has sought to engage with Russia on the expiring START treaty, in 2020 Trump had instead sought a three-way agreement with Russia and China in the face of its earlier expiration.
—Daniel Vergano, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2024
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Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 14 Oct. 2024
The three-way race between (non-expansion) games is likely to still be Astro Bot, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and now Metaphor.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers' retirement has created a two-way or potentially three-way Republican race, while the likely Democratic chair has led his party on the committee for nearly a decade.
—Daniel Moore, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
Where the Biden administration has sought to engage with Russia on the expiring START treaty, in 2020 Trump had instead sought a three-way agreement with Russia and China in the face of its earlier expiration.
—Daniel Vergano, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Three-way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/three-way. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.
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