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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
Double-digit stripers have twice straightened at least two treble hook prongs on Bomber stickbaits.
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Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2026
Set done, Allan and his bass player leave the stage and make a speedy exit from the room, but Gary Husband lingers behind, fiddling around with his drum kit, tightening cymbals, testing the hi-hat, adding treble to his bass drum, making adjustments to the positioning of the tom toms.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
In a flourish that almost seems as if it were designed to grab league owners by their starched collars, Guggenheim noted that the NBA’s massive $76 billion media package fixes the cost-per-viewer-hour at $3.55—or nearly treble the NFL’s $1.27.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Thirteen-year-old Everett Baumgarten vividly portrayed the Prince, with a treble voice always sure of pitch.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
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Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2026
Set done, Allan and his bass player leave the stage and make a speedy exit from the room, but Gary Husband lingers behind, fiddling around with his drum kit, tightening cymbals, testing the hi-hat, adding treble to his bass drum, making adjustments to the positioning of the tom toms.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
In a flourish that almost seems as if it were designed to grab league owners by their starched collars, Guggenheim noted that the NBA’s massive $76 billion media package fixes the cost-per-viewer-hour at $3.55—or nearly treble the NFL’s $1.27.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Thirteen-year-old Everett Baumgarten vividly portrayed the Prince, with a treble voice always sure of pitch.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for treble
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On shrill winter nights, Moscow’s power is conspicuous, its Orthodox cathedrals and Stalinist high-rises illuminated, though the view falls dim in the autumn and spring, shrouded in sheets of greige.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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The chaos is still an acceptable price to pay for Birney’s expertly offputting performance, a shrill mania that gets increasingly comic over time.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
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The stock broke out of that base in early 2026, cleared resistance near $450, and is now making its assault on the triple-top at $476.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2026
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Emilio Young hit a run-scoring triple in the eighth inning and Mater Dei later added two runs on an error.—
Michael Huntley,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Treble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/treble. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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