three-peat

noun

: a third consecutive championship
three-peat intransitive verb

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That eventually brought five more championships: a three-peat at the beginning of the 2000s with Kobe and Shaq, and two more at the end of the decade with Kobe and Pau Gasol. Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 22 June 2025 The Rockets had a very new rotation this year, and a much different look from the star power that fueled its unbeaten three-peat from 2021 to 2023. Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 21 June 2025 On May 9, 2011, just after the Lakers’ three-peat bid was upended by a first-round sweep at the hands of the Dallas Mavericks, Jackson stepped down as Lakers coach, paving the way for the front office to bring in Mike Brown as the new lead voice. James Jackson, New York Times, 20 June 2025 Before that, there were those Spurs titles in 2003, ’05 and ’07, a run preceded by the Lakers’ three-peat in 2000, ’01 and ’02. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 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 30 Jun. 2025.

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