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as in shrill
having a high musical pitch or range
the treble shrieks of children at play
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as in triple
having three units or parts
a treble painting, with each panel telling a different part of the Nativity story
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Recent Examples of treble
This pushes treble and bass forward a little for a more aggressive punch at lower output levels while pulling them back a bit for more balanced playback at higher volumes.
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New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2025
The Pacific Women’s Chorus of San Diego, a chamber chorus for treble voices that performs music ranging from medieval chants to current compositions, is recruiting experienced choral sopranos and altos.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
Violet Noise Violet noise ratchets up the high (treble) frequencies even more than blue noise.
—Julia Forbes, Wired News, 7 Aug. 2025
The noise cancellation mode was more than sufficient for listening to audiobooks and podcasts, and the treble, bass, and even acoustic and lighter music felt full and rich.
—Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2025
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New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2025
The Pacific Women’s Chorus of San Diego, a chamber chorus for treble voices that performs music ranging from medieval chants to current compositions, is recruiting experienced choral sopranos and altos.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
Violet Noise Violet noise ratchets up the high (treble) frequencies even more than blue noise.
—Julia Forbes, Wired News, 7 Aug. 2025
The noise cancellation mode was more than sufficient for listening to audiobooks and podcasts, and the treble, bass, and even acoustic and lighter music felt full and rich.
—Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for treble
Adjective
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One option is to simply double down on the existing approach and become shriller.—
Robert G. Eccles,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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The warnings start coming in, first shrill alarms from our cellphones alerting us of a tornado warning, and then the stirring call of tornado-warning sirens outside of the windows.—
Colleen Hagerty,
Rolling Stone,
27 July 2025
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But the Braves came back with three runs in the eighth on an RBI single from Matt Olson, a run-scoring triple from the hot-hitting Ozzie Albies and a single from Drake Baldwin.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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And during peak wedding seasons, there are often triple bookings.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Treble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/treble. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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