three-way tie

collocation in English

meaningsoftie

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tie
noun[C]
uk
/taɪ/us
/taɪ/
a long, thin piece of material that is worn under a shirt collar, especially by men, and tied in a knot at ...
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(Definition oftiefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thethree-waytiefor first was broken by touches against (16-18-20), but thethree-waytiefor fourth required a barrage.
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Due to athree-waytiefor first place, seeds were drawn randomly for those teams.
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Athree-waytieboosted the number of film nominees to seven.
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That marks the last time the conference had athree-waytieat the top.
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At the end of regulation, there was athree-waytie.
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The three remaining teams finished the schedule in athree-waytiefor first place.
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They had gone 9-2 after the round robin, in athree-waytiefor first.
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She advanced to the final in athree-waytiefor second place.
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If athree-waytieoccurred, all three teams received the first-place money.
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The club finished in athree-waytieatop the league in the regular season standings.
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In the second scenario, there is athree-waytiefor first place.
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Touches against were 12-16-19 to break thethree-waytiefor second place.
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The 3 teams finished in athree-waytie, with 210 points.
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This time, all the teams finished in athree-waytie, with 210 points.
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It ended in athree-waytie, forcing another 18 holes.
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As a result, speculation arose about the possibility of athree-waytie.
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The team finished the tournament in athree-waytiefor 4th place and a 6-5 record.
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The team finished the round robin in athree-waytiefor 2nd place with a 7-4 record.
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There have been three ties: in 1996, 2001, and 2002, and athree-waytiein 2001.
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Since thethree-waytiefor second didn't matter for qualification, it was broken by touches against.
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Pastrana himself competed in the freestyle competition of the event, finishing in athree-waytiefor 5th place in a field of 24 trucks.
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The team wrapped up the round robin tournament with a 5-4 record, in athree-waytiefor fourth place.
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They won 3 of their 4 games there, finishing in athree-waytiefor the top spot of the group.
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They were again 12 in the first classification round, but this combined with athree-waytie-breaker put them second in that group.
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Due to athree-waytiefollowing the round-robin portion of the tournament, the top three teams faced each other once more to determine the winner.
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