as in trio
a group of three
the threesome has been playing music together since all three were in high school you don't see many threesomes at honeymoon resorts, but one bride had brought along her mother
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Recent Examples of threesome
The ultimate A-list threesome, Dolly Parton, Lily Tomlin and Fonda, turned the tables on their awful boss in the 1980 film 9 to 5.
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Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
There’s the younger wife who falls in love with the woman her husband hires for a threesome, then walks off 10 minutes later with a $210m settlement once Nash acquires video evidence of his extensive perversions.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
Three teams remain without a conference loss, and SMU is the only one of that threesome Miami will meet in person.
—Eddie Timanus, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
Schumer, who was wearing a tiny black dress and heels, was accompanied by two friends as the threesome enjoyed the Paul McCartney concert in Las Vegas.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
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Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
There’s the younger wife who falls in love with the woman her husband hires for a threesome, then walks off 10 minutes later with a $210m settlement once Nash acquires video evidence of his extensive perversions.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
Three teams remain without a conference loss, and SMU is the only one of that threesome Miami will meet in person.
—Eddie Timanus, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
Schumer, who was wearing a tiny black dress and heels, was accompanied by two friends as the threesome enjoyed the Paul McCartney concert in Las Vegas.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for threesome
trio
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Had all three missed the right answer, as did indeed happen, the trio would have gone into a perilous tiebreaker.—
Claire McNear,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2026
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The trio will perform the Billboard Hot 100-topping song on the BRITs 15 days before they are scheduled to perform it on the Oscars on Sunday March 15, where it is nominated for best original song.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Threesome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threesome. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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