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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 compact preamplifier has three line-level inputs, bass and treble controls and a volume control - and also features a ‘bypass’ function that prevents the audio signal visiting the tone controls in an effort to keep it as pure as possible.
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Simon Lucas, Wired News, 30 Dec. 2025
Audio adjustments Besides volume controls, kids’ karaoke machines may have other audio adjustment settings for balance, treble, bass or echo.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 Dec. 2025
The noise cancellation is legendary, and the sound is balanced and clean, with no weird bass boosting or treble harshness.
—PC Magazine, 1 Dec. 2025
The lawsuit seeks compensatory and punitive damages, including potential treble damages under California’s elder abuse and fraud statutes.
—Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025
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Simon Lucas, Wired News, 30 Dec. 2025
Audio adjustments Besides volume controls, kids’ karaoke machines may have other audio adjustment settings for balance, treble, bass or echo.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 Dec. 2025
The noise cancellation is legendary, and the sound is balanced and clean, with no weird bass boosting or treble harshness.
—PC Magazine, 1 Dec. 2025
The lawsuit seeks compensatory and punitive damages, including potential treble damages under California’s elder abuse and fraud statutes.
—Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for treble
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There’s a straight line between the criminal investigation of Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell and increasingly shrill threats to seize Greenland.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Jan. 2026
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With sports gambling legalized throughout much of the country and growing rapidly, the NCAA and the sports gambling industry should be hearing shrill alarm bells in this indictment and acting accordingly.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 Jan. 2026
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Big Sky, Montana This year is shaping up to be a banner one for Big Sky, a 5,850-acre resort (America’s second largest behind Park City) awash with steeps, trees, bumps, and a gnarly triple black diamond run called Big Couloir, which drops more than 1,400 feet with a sustained pitch of 50 degrees.—
Amy Tara Koch,
Robb Report,
29 Jan. 2026
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The triple-digit summer heat literally drove many of them underground, a maze of shops, living quarters, Buddhist temples, saloons and gambling halls.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Treble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/treble. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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