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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Practical, meaningful, and comfortable — that’s a fashion triple threat.
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Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
Poetic License, which had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in a prime Saturday night slot, is evidence of the emergence of a major triple threat talent (also a producer with Olivia Rosenbloom under their Jewelbox Pictures banner).
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025
The team performed simulations of the synergy between the JWST, Euclid, and Roman, and was impressed by the effectiveness of this telescope triple threat.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Severe weather could bring a triple threat to five states on Friday with damaging winds, large hail, and a possible tornado or two, according to a forecast from the National Weather Service (NWS).
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Sep. 2025
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Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
Poetic License, which had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in a prime Saturday night slot, is evidence of the emergence of a major triple threat talent (also a producer with Olivia Rosenbloom under their Jewelbox Pictures banner).
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025
The team performed simulations of the synergy between the JWST, Euclid, and Roman, and was impressed by the effectiveness of this telescope triple threat.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Severe weather could bring a triple threat to five states on Friday with damaging winds, large hail, and a possible tornado or two, according to a forecast from the National Weather Service (NWS).
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Triple threat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triple%20threat. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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