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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
Lamine Yamal’s close friend and fellow Euro 2024 winner reportedly agreed to join the treble champion of Spain, only to ditch it at the altar and pen a 10-year extension with Athletic Club which left Sporting Director Deco and President Joan Laporta with egg on their faces.
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
The new speakers have a three-band bass and treble adjustment system with dual-frequency bass extension for precise adjustments to suit any listening environment or user’s tastes.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Intriguingly, treble winner Thiago Motta was overlooked for another member of that legendary 2010 team.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 8 June 2025
The opera premiered in Rome at a time when castrati, or castrated male singers, took on treble roles; a papal decree forbade women from performing onstage.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2025
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
The new speakers have a three-band bass and treble adjustment system with dual-frequency bass extension for precise adjustments to suit any listening environment or user’s tastes.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Intriguingly, treble winner Thiago Motta was overlooked for another member of that legendary 2010 team.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 8 June 2025
The opera premiered in Rome at a time when castrati, or castrated male singers, took on treble roles; a papal decree forbade women from performing onstage.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for treble
Adjective
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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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The shrill, ominous sound is instantly recognizable, and for anyone who’s experienced the real thing, gut-churning.—
Will Ripley,
CNN Money,
17 July 2025
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Order double, triple, or quadruple (yes, four) patties.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Aug. 2025
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Alvarado, 26, holds a 3.15 ERA in 20 innings for the A’s this season and like Nunez can also hit triple digits with his fastball and throws an above average slider.—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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“Treble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/treble. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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