1
a
: allowing or affecting passage in any of four directions
b
: applicable to traffic from each of four directions
a four-way stop
2
: including four participants
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Asuka is scheduled to compete in a fatal four-way first-round match against Stephanie Vaquer, Ivy Nile, and Raquel Rodriguez.
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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
The set lets Dad build the arcade cabinet along with a four-way joystick, illuminating coin slot, adjustable game score display and a mechanical maze.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
The move comes amid a four-way race to determine the next top Democrat on the panel, replacing the late Rep. Gerry Connolly (Va.).
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 5 June 2025
Hart had four-way FaceTimed the quartet, which won an NCAA title while competing together at Villanova.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 31 May 2025
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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
The set lets Dad build the arcade cabinet along with a four-way joystick, illuminating coin slot, adjustable game score display and a mechanical maze.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
The move comes amid a four-way race to determine the next top Democrat on the panel, replacing the late Rep. Gerry Connolly (Va.).
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 5 June 2025
Hart had four-way FaceTimed the quartet, which won an NCAA title while competing together at Villanova.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 31 May 2025
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“Four-way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/four-way. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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