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
Three teams remain without a conference loss, and SMU is the only one of that threesome Miami will meet in person.
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Eddie Timanus, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
Photo Courtesy of Netflix Season 3 ends with Benedict breaking up with Lady Tilley Arnold after a threesome with her friend Paul Suarez.
—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
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Eddie Timanus, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
Photo Courtesy of Netflix Season 3 ends with Benedict breaking up with Lady Tilley Arnold after a threesome with her friend Paul Suarez.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for threesome
trio
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That veteran trio scored nine of Boston’s 12 points in the second extra period, carrying a Celtics squad that was playing without starting guard Derrick White (rest).—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
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But after a few years of underwhelming solo efforts, the trio kissed and made up.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Threesome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threesome. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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