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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Photo Courtesy of Netflix Season 3 ends with Benedict breaking up with Lady Tilley Arnold after a threesome with her friend Paul Suarez.
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Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 14 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
Taylor compiled the threesome’s beats onto CDs and sent them to songwriters in his orbit — among them Nicole Morier, who decided to write a song to one of their beats during a session with Britney Spears.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
She was lured to the apartment by Lavery and Pham, who planned in text messages to kill her for refusing a threesome with them, prosecutors said in court in June 2022.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2025
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Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 14 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
Taylor compiled the threesome’s beats onto CDs and sent them to songwriters in his orbit — among them Nicole Morier, who decided to write a song to one of their beats during a session with Britney Spears.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
She was lured to the apartment by Lavery and Pham, who planned in text messages to kill her for refusing a threesome with them, prosecutors said in court in June 2022.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for threesome
trio
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Nuno’s emphasis on compactness without possession meant West Ham’s midfield often sat much closer to their defensive colleagues, leaving the attacking trio of Crysencio Summerville, Callum Wilson and Jarrod Bowen stranded higher up the pitch.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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Plus, the full scent trio of two candles and a diffuser will run you less than $75 with sale prices.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Threesome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threesome. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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