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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
Thirteen-year-old Everett Baumgarten vividly portrayed the Prince, with a treble voice always sure of pitch.
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Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
In-game, as Madrid trailed 3-2 and were searching for an equaliser to compliment Kylian Mbappe’s brace, Arbeloa reacted by making a treble substitution in the 78th minute.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Plaintiffs are seeking class certification, monetary damages — including treble damages — injunctive relief to stop the alleged conduct and a jury trial.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
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
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Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
In-game, as Madrid trailed 3-2 and were searching for an equaliser to compliment Kylian Mbappe’s brace, Arbeloa reacted by making a treble substitution in the 78th minute.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Plaintiffs are seeking class certification, monetary damages — including treble damages — injunctive relief to stop the alleged conduct and a jury trial.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for treble
Adjective
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And each dares to honor the humanity in characters often reduced to predators and prey by one faction, shrill social justice warriors and brave free thinkers by another.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Mar. 2026
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In turn, the tone has changed around Newcastle these past few days; less shrill, less edgy, less perilous.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Wordless electronic lounge music pulses over the speakers, hanging well above the dining room from a triple-height ceiling.—
Henri Hollis,
AJC.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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The game included 12 triple stumpers and came down to Final Jeopardy!—
USA TODAY Staff,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Treble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/treble. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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