as in trios
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 threesomes
Hayley — who turns out to be a hooker who does secretarial admin on the side and not an executive assistant who occasionally threesomes — is extorting him for $750,000.
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
Got to watch out for those threesomes.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
In seriousness, though, Challengers is a true sports film in a way that sometimes gets lost amid all the hullabaloo about threesomes and internet boyfriends.
—Ana Osorno, Them., 26 Aug. 2025
Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
Got to watch out for those threesomes.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
In seriousness, though, Challengers is a true sports film in a way that sometimes gets lost amid all the hullabaloo about threesomes and internet boyfriends.
—Ana Osorno, Them., 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for threesomes
trios
Noun
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They’re made of pairs and trios of quarks that are bound together by stringy trails of gluons.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
23 Mar. 2026
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Coleman, Wingo and Emmett Mosley V make for one of the most explosive receiving trios in the country.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Threesomes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threesomes. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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