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
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The Three Italian Tenors — not to be mistaken for The Italian Tenors or The Three Tenors or any of the other tenor trios out there — are Gianni Leccese, Ugo Tarquini, and Alessandro Fantoni from Rome.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
14 Mar. 2026
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Achane and wide receiver Jaylen Waddle could form one of the league’s most electric trios of playmakers.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Threesomes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threesomes. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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