three-peat

noun

: a third consecutive championship
three-peat intransitive verb

Examples of three-peat in a Sentence

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The Los Angeles Dodgers became the first team since 2000 to win back-to-back World Series, and Shohei Ohtani is already thinking about a Dodgers three-peat, looking to equal the 2000 New York Yankees. Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025 UConn seeks redemption after falling flat last season in its quest for a three-peat. Scott Phillips, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025 The Dodgers became the first repeat champions since the dynastic New York Yankees did it in 1999 and 2000 to wrap up their three-peat. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025 There will be no return to the College Football Playoff, a goal that was on life support already, and now Boise State (6-3, 4-1) will have to rally to make the conference championship game for the fourth season in a row and keep its three-peat hopes alive. Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 1 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for three-peat

Word History

Etymology

blend of three and repeat

First Known Use

1988, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of three-peat was in 1988

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“Three-peat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/three-peat. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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