as in trio
a group of three
the theater piece is actually a triplet of comedy sketches, all of them having romantic love as their theme
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Recent Examples of triplet
The threat triplet and insurance freezes have permanently destroyed the return on investment for high-risk geography.
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Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
While the outer star is located at around the same distance from the stellar triplet as the distance from Jupiter to the sun, the inner stellar sub-system would fit within the orbit of Mercury, the closest planet to the sun, around our star.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Avtar Singh was a devoted temple member and father to 6-month-old triplets, according to community members.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Just over two years ago, Stillwater parents Brian and Coleen Groen sent two of their triplet 6-year-old sons to a friend’s house for a sleepover.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 25 Feb. 2026
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Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
While the outer star is located at around the same distance from the stellar triplet as the distance from Jupiter to the sun, the inner stellar sub-system would fit within the orbit of Mercury, the closest planet to the sun, around our star.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Avtar Singh was a devoted temple member and father to 6-month-old triplets, according to community members.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Just over two years ago, Stillwater parents Brian and Coleen Groen sent two of their triplet 6-year-old sons to a friend’s house for a sleepover.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 25 Feb. 2026
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The report also noted that two separate client groups from Blackbird Mountain Guides — one a group of female friends with two guides, the other a trio of men with two guides — had been combined into a party of 15 for the trip out to the Castle Peak Snowpark trailhead beside I-80.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2026
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The trio then combined for two home runs, four RBIs and six runs scored in Thursday night’s opener against the Diamondbacks.—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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The city was part of the ninth administrative district of Upper Egypt and was historically a worship center for the lioness goddess Repyt, who formed a religious triad with the fertility god Min of Akhmim and the child deity Kolanthes.—
Ryan Brennan
April 1,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
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The site was historically a worship center for the lioness goddess Repyt, who formed a religious triad with the fertility god Min of Akhmim and the child deity Kolanthes.—
Ryan Brennan
April 1,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Triplet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triplet. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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