plural treys
1
: a shot in basketball that counts for three points
2
: a card numbered three or having three main pips
3
: the side of a die or domino that has three spots
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On Tuesday the Lakers outscored them by 22 in the first 16 minutes and were rarely seriously challenged again
On Saturday Minnesota’s Naz Reid had six treys and 23 points.
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Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Post feels like a near-lock to knock down multiple treys in this game.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
The Gators took 33 treys to 31 2s, and Clayton Jr. went 4-for-8 behind the arc while dropping nine dimes.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
White just set the Celtics' single season record for treys made.
—Dj Siddiqi, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Post feels like a near-lock to knock down multiple treys in this game.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
The Gators took 33 treys to 31 2s, and Clayton Jr. went 4-for-8 behind the arc while dropping nine dimes.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
White just set the Celtics' single season record for treys made.
—Dj Siddiqi, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Trey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trey. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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