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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Deep pockets are ready to hold essentials like phones, keys, and your wallet, while the soft, four-way stretch will feel good against the skin.
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Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2024
In Boise, three currently Democratic House seats will have a new lawmaker come next year, including a competitive four-way race for West Boise’s District 16 House seat B, formerly Colin Nash’s seat.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 22 May 2024
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Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2024
In Boise, three currently Democratic House seats will have a new lawmaker come next year, including a competitive four-way race for West Boise’s District 16 House seat B, formerly Colin Nash’s seat.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 22 May 2024
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“Four-way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/four-way. Accessed 5 Jun. 2024.
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