triple threat
noun
1
: a football player adept at running, kicking, and passing
2
: a person adept in three different fields of activity
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The best hairsprays provide the ultimate triple threat: holding strands in place for hours, taming frizz, and enhancing texture—no helmet-head in sight.
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Lisa Desantis, Glamour, 2 June 2025
In the first high-stakes triple threat, former world champions collide as Seth Rollins, Sami Zayn, and Finn Bálor vie for a coveted spot.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
The match went from a triple threat involving Stark, Sane and Rhea Ripley to just two competitors.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2025
Investors are bracing for a triple threat of an inflationary trade war, President Trump’s tax cut plan swelling the federal deficit, and fallout from Moody’s cutting America’s triple-A credit rating.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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Lisa Desantis, Glamour, 2 June 2025
In the first high-stakes triple threat, former world champions collide as Seth Rollins, Sami Zayn, and Finn Bálor vie for a coveted spot.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
The match went from a triple threat involving Stark, Sane and Rhea Ripley to just two competitors.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2025
Investors are bracing for a triple threat of an inflationary trade war, President Trump’s tax cut plan swelling the federal deficit, and fallout from Moody’s cutting America’s triple-A credit rating.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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“Triple threat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triple%20threat. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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