triple-A

noun

tri·​ple-A ˈtri-pəl-ˈā How to pronounce triple-A (audio)
variants or less commonly triple-A battery

Examples of triple-A in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web After those initial struggles, however, Stone regained form in triple-A, showed signs of improvement over a handful of MLB encores near the end of the season, then dazzled throughout camp this spring, striking out 17 batters while yielding just six baserunners in four preseason appearances. Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2024 Adell, a 2017 first-round pick who signed for $4.37 million, has crushed triple-A pitching for three years but struggled in parts of four seasons in the big leagues, batting .214 with a .625 on-base-plus-slugging percentage, 18 homers, 66 RBIs and 219 strikeouts in 580 at-bats over 178 games. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2024 Further Reading Spider-Man 2 review: Best-in-class comic-action melodrama This is far from the first example of a large leak from a triple-A game developer or publisher. Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 19 Dec. 2023 The Las Vegas Aviators, the Athletics’ triple-A club, have been one of the biggest draws in the minors since opening their new ballpark in 2019. Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2023 But Retro Game Corps, in particular, shows that battery life is only slightly better with weaker games and can be comparable or worse with triple-A titles. Sean Hollister, The Verge, 18 Sep. 2023 Some grumbled that opponents out of the pennant race would field the equivalent of triple-A lineups, while others moaned that a dugout of nearly 40 players gave a manager an unfair advantage. Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023 These triple-A batteries have a 2300 mAh capacity, which lasts about 12 months. Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2023 Late Tuesday, Fitch Ratings became the second of the three major credit-rating firms to remove its coveted triple-A assessment of the United States government’s credit worthiness, a move that spurred debate in Washington about spending and tax policies. Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of triple-A was in 1963

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“Triple-A.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triple-A. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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