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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One person is in critical condition following a two-vehicle crash at a four-way stop near Kansas City’s Winnetonka neighborhood.
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Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
Made with sweat-wicking, four-way stretch fabric, this matching set is sleek enough for yoga yet stylish enough for a coffee run.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
Rhea competed in a four-way match, which also included Iyo Sky, Raquel Rodriguez, and the WWE Women's Champion Stephanie Vaquer.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
The race for the two Western Conference wild-card places is coming down to a four-way shootout this weekend, with the Bulls needing a victory over the rampant division leaders to avoid relying on at least one of Real Salt Lake, Colorado Rapids and San Jose Earthquakes dropping points.
—Jack Bantock, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
Made with sweat-wicking, four-way stretch fabric, this matching set is sleek enough for yoga yet stylish enough for a coffee run.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
Rhea competed in a four-way match, which also included Iyo Sky, Raquel Rodriguez, and the WWE Women's Champion Stephanie Vaquer.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
The race for the two Western Conference wild-card places is coming down to a four-way shootout this weekend, with the Bulls needing a victory over the rampant division leaders to avoid relying on at least one of Real Salt Lake, Colorado Rapids and San Jose Earthquakes dropping points.
—Jack Bantock, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Four-way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/four-way. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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