three-peat

noun

: a third consecutive championship
three-peat intransitive verb

Examples of three-peat in a Sentence

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After losing in the Super Bowl and being denied a three-peat in 2024, there is only one goal for the upcoming campaign, which is to win another ring. Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025 Best of times? Team USA won its second consecutive gold at the 2025 World Juniors and will go for the three-peat when the tournament comes to the Twin Cities in December. Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 31 May 2025 Throughout last season, when the Chiefs were attempting to become the NFL’s first three-peat champion in the Super Bowl era, everyone in the city — players, fans and employees of the team — had to start contemplating if Arrowhead’s future was doomed. Nate Taylor, New York Times, 30 May 2025 The premise that UConn had a legitimate chance to three-peat seemed like a real stretch last preseason. The Athletic College Basketball, New York Times, 29 May 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 14 Jun. 2025.

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