as in triple
having three units or parts
a triplex house that features a separate apartment on each floor
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Recent Examples of triplex
Caroline Eubanks, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2025
Eventually, Streisand gave up and renovated her triplex at the Ardsley on Central Park West, where buildings are known for being far more liberal in their requirements than across the park.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2025
Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
The remaining 149 owners will be people of means who might potentially buy the $59 million Unique triplex penthouse rising from floors 63 to 65.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Urban Cottages of Little Rock Stay like a local at Urban Cottages, a 1923 triplex in the Governor's Mansion District with all the architectural charm the area is known for.
—Caroline Eubanks, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2025
Eventually, Streisand gave up and renovated her triplex at the Ardsley on Central Park West, where buildings are known for being far more liberal in their requirements than across the park.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
Clifton, who was allegedly planning to build a triplex there, had allegedly pledged to invest $50,000 of his own into the project, court documents read.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
The remaining 149 owners will be people of means who might potentially buy the $59 million Unique triplex penthouse rising from floors 63 to 65.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for triplex
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The Dodgers were gifted a runner on third base in the bottom half of the first inning against Nola when Brandon Marsh dove for a Mookie Betts base hit and turned it into a triple.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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Harrison sentenced Smith to 189 years in prison for the triple killing.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The 17-story building, positioned next to the Park Avenue Christian Church, houses just 11 full-floor and duplex residences, designed by Beyer Blinder Belle with interiors by David Collins Studio.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
8 Oct. 2025
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The automatic duplex printing feature saves both time and paper.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
7 Oct. 2025
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According to 2023 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there were 110,393 twin births in the United States, along with 2,505 triplet births and 148 quadruplet or higher-order births.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Now, the princess must gather enough strength from herself and her triplet brothers to undo a curse.—
Sydni Ellis,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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The penthouse is currently available at just under $17 million with Lourdes Alatriste of Douglas Elliman.—
Mark David,
Robb Report,
13 Oct. 2025
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The only reason the penthouse wasn't sold out was because [the developer] was looking for the right consumer.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Anyone who doesn’t fit into this machine – triads, activists, labor unions – tend to just disappear, Tan explains.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Pentagon designed the triad to ensure no single strike could eliminate all three legs.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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When asked about their reasons for moving to a new country, only a third of all respondents cited tax efficiency as a motivator.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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Industrial warehouses once built with low ceilings and narrow bays now constrain e-commerce distribution, where robotics and scale define efficiency.—
Amachie Ackah,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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The Nobel Prize in economics was awarded to a trio of researchers Monday for their work on how cycles of technological innovation feed economic growth.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
13 Oct. 2025
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Photos and videos circulating across social media show the trio posing and cutting a luxurious cake, smiling from ear to ear.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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From the outside, the Harris County Jail might be mistaken for a high-end condo, with walls of windows that overlook the bayou in downtown Houston.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
8 Oct. 2025
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Click here to see more photos of this Upper East Side condo.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Triplex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triplex. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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