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triplet

noun

ˈtri-plət

Definition of triplet

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 And within this triplet set, there's an identical twin set, and then the fraternal sibling. — ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026 The triplets were conceived naturally, Passi said, which happens in only about about one out of 10,000 pregnancies. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 Bowles and her triplet brother, Westin, opened Beachy's with the support of their mom, Bethanne Rasmussen, and stepdad, Curt Rasmussen, after graduating high school in 2021. — Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2026 More people are becoming pregnant at older ages; obesity has become more prevalent among those of reproductive age; and there are more twin, triplet and other multiple births. — Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for triplet

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Other offerings include hydrating and volumizing shampoo and conditioner duos; a Deep Moisture Repair Hair Mask; a SahaScalp purifying scrub, and a recent trio of hair and body fragrance mists inspired by different Indian cities and states.

— Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026
Characters include a trio who broke out of prison and a woman worried about how her son-in-law will react to her daughter giving birth to a baby girl instead of a baby boy; eventually, many of them end up in the same jail cell.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

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Much of Carson’s work has focused on what was used to be called the female athlete triad—namely, how irregular menstrual cycles, low energy availability and lower bone mineral density can affect women in high-intensity sports.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026
Building the promoter triad In short, don’t work in isolation.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 17 Aug. 2026

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